Standard_D248ds_v7vsStandard_E248ds_v7

Standard_D248ds_v7 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E248ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $4,050.04 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
On-demand$20.232/hr22% less$25.78/hr
Lowest rate$3.739/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$4.859/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size248 vCPUs, 992 GiB248 vCPUs, 1888 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7 vs Standard_D248ds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$20.232$25.78▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$3.73981% off$4.859▲ 30%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$13.75832% off$17.53▲ 27%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$9.30753% off$12.117▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D248ds_v7 leads
On-demand price$20.232 vs $25.78 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E248ds_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)1,888 vs 992
90% higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
vCPUs248248
Physical cores124124
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
Memory (GiB)9921,888
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
Network150,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces1515
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
Storage5 x 2816 GiB temp NVMe SSD5 x 2816 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe14,080 GiB14,080 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)396,800396,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)13,144 MB/s13,144 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
FamilyDdsv7Edsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7
Seriesddsv7-seriesedsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D248ds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D248ds_v7Standard_E248ds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$19.421$24.748▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$20.232$25.78▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$20.232$25.78▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$20.232$25.78▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$20.232$25.78▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$20.232$25.78▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$20.586$26.233▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$21.527$27.43▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$22.336$28.461▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$22.456$28.614▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$23.305$29.698▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$23.354$29.76▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$23.469$29.904▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$24.277$30.936▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$24.277$30.936▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$24.278$30.936▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$24.278$30.936▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$24.406$31.102▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$24.926$31.76▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$24.926$31.76▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$25.249$32.173▲ 27%
West USwestus$26.382$33.617▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$26.706$34.029▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$32.371$41.247▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D248ds_v7General purpose, Ddsv7 family
Standard_D248ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv7 family
Standard_E248ds_v7Memory optimized, Edsv7 family
Standard_E248ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv7 family

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