Standard_D16als_v6vsStandard_D16als_v7

Standard_D16als_v6 and Standard_D16als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.643 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7
On-demand$0.643/hr$0.643/hr
Lowest rate$0.1356/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1247/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_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7Standard_D16als_v7 vs Standard_D16als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.643$0.643Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.135681% off$0.1247▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.379541% off$0.3795Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.244462% off$0.2444Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.430833% off$0.4308Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.282956% off$0.2829Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D16als_v7 leads
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_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_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)30,40032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7
FamilyDalsv6Dalsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7
Seriesdalsv6-seriesdalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16als_v6Standard_D16als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.416$0.416Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.416$0.416Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.643$0.643Same
East US 2eastus2$0.643$0.643Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.643$0.643Same
West US 2westus2$0.643$0.643Same
West US 3westus3$0.643$0.643Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.688$0.688Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.707$0.707Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.717$0.717Same
North Europenortheurope$0.717$0.717Same
Central UScentralus$0.726$0.643▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.747$0.747Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.755$0.755Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.755$0.755Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.755$0.755Same
West USwestus$0.755$0.755Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.77$0.77Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.778$0.778Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.778$0.778Same
West Europewesteurope$0.778$0.778Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.792$0.792Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.792$0.806▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.792$0.792Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.806$0.806Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.806$0.806Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.814$0.814Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.837$0.837Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.837$0.837Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.859$0.859Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.89$0.89Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.918$0.918Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.918$0.918Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.032$1.032Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D16als_v6General purpose, Dalsv6 family
Standard_D16als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv6 family

Compare Standard_D16als_v6 with

Standard_D16ls_v6Standard_F16als_v6Standard_D16pls_v6
Standard_D16als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D16als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D16als_v7 with

Standard_D16ls_v7Standard_D16pls_v7Standard_F16als_v7

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