Standard_D16alds_v6vsStandard_D16alds_v7

Standard_D16alds_v6 and Standard_D16alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.762 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
On-demand$0.762/hr$0.762/hr
Lowest rate$0.1606/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1478/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7Standard_D16alds_v7 vs Standard_D16alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.762$0.762Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.160681% off$0.1478▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.449341% off$0.4493Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.289462% off$0.2894Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.510533% off$0.5105Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.335356% off$0.3353Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D16alds_v7 leads
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
Storage2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe880 GiB880 GiB
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)30,40032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16alds_v6Standard_D16alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.493$0.493Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.493$0.493Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.762$0.762Same
East US 2eastus2$0.762$0.762Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.762$0.762Same
West US 2westus2$0.762$0.762Same
West US 3westus3$0.762$0.762Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.816$0.816Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.838$0.838Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.851$0.851Same
North Europenortheurope$0.851$0.851Same
Central UScentralus$0.861$0.762▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.886$0.886Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.894$0.894Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.894$0.894Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.894$0.894Same
West USwestus$0.894$0.894Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.912$0.912Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.92$0.92Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.922$0.922Same
West Europewesteurope$0.922$0.922Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.939$0.939Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.939$0.939Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.94$0.957▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.957$0.957Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.957$0.957Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.966$0.966Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.992$0.992Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.992$0.992Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.019$1.019Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.054$1.054Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.09$1.09Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.09$1.09Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.222$1.222Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D16alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D16alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D16alds_v6 with

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Standard_D16alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D16alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

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