Standard_D128ads_v7vsStandard_E128ads_v7

Standard_D128ads_v7 is 21% cheaper than Standard_E128ads_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,457.81 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
On-demand$7.296/hr21% less$9.293/hr
Lowest rate$1.415/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.734/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 1024 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7 vs Standard_D128ads_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$1.41581% off$1.734▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$4.30541% off$5.483▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.77262% off$3.531▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$5.03432% off$6.319▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$3.35653% off$4.368▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D128ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$7.296 vs $9.293 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_E128ads_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
Memory (GiB)5121,024
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
Network75,000 Mbps75,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces1515
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
Storage4 x 1760 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 1760 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe7,040 GiB7,040 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)204,800204,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)7,488 MB/s7,488 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
FamilyDadsv7Eadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7
Seriesdadsv7-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D128ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D128ads_v7Standard_E128ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$4.723$6.003▲ 27%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.723$6.003▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$7.296$9.293▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$7.808$9.933▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$8.038$10.214▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$8.154$10.368▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$8.154$10.368▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$8.486$10.803▲ 27%
France Centralfrancecentral$8.576$10.906▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$8.576$10.906▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$8.576$10.906▲ 27%
West USwestus$8.576$10.906▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$8.742$11.123▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$8.832$11.226▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$8.832$11.20▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$8.832$11.226▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$8.998$11.443▲ 27%
UAE Northuaenorth$8.998$11.443▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$9.165$11.661▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$9.165$11.661▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$9.165$11.661▲ 27%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$9.254$11.776▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$9.51$12.096▲ 27%
Japan Westjapanwest$9.51$12.096▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$9.766$12.416▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$10.099$12.851▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$10.445$13.286▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$10.445$13.286▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$11.712$14.899▲ 27%

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Standard_D128ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D128ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

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Standard_E128ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E128ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.