Dpdsv6vsDpdsv7

Size for size, Dpdsv6 is on average 37% cheaper than Dpdsv7 on demand in East US, across 8 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDpdsv6Dpdsv7
Sizes here810
From$0.0918/hr$0.0732/hr
vCPUs2 to 961 to 128
Memory8 to 384 GiB—
Architecturearm64arm64
CategoryGeneral purpose, ArmArm

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeDpdsv6Dpdsv7Dpdsv7 vs Dpdsv6
2Standard_D2pds_v6 $0.0918Standard_D2pds_v7 $0.146▲ 59%
4Standard_D4pds_v6 $0.184Standard_D4pds_v7 $0.293▲ 59%
8Standard_D8pds_v6 $0.367Standard_D8pds_v7 $0.585▲ 59%
16Standard_D16pds_v6 $0.734Standard_D16pds_v7 $1.171▲ 60%
32Standard_D32pds_v6 $1.469Standard_D32pds_v7 $2.342▲ 59%
48Standard_D48pds_v6 $2.203Standard_D48pds_v7 $3.513▲ 59%
64Standard_D64pds_v6 $2.938Standard_D64pds_v7 $4.684▲ 59%
96Standard_D96pds_v6 $4.406Standard_D96pds_v7 $7.025▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Dpdsv6 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 8 of 8 shared sizes
37% cheaper
Where Dpdsv7 leads
Spot priceLower in 8 of 8 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Sizes10 sizes here vs 8
2 more
Largest size128 vCPUs vs 96
Bigger

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