Standard_D248s_v7vsStandard_E248s_v7

Standard_D248s_v7 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E248s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $3,744.17 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
On-demand$16.405/hr24% less$21.534/hr
Lowest rate$3.032/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$4.059/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size248 vCPUs, 992 GiB248 vCPUs, 1888 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 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_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7 vs Standard_D248s_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$16.405$21.534▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$3.03281% off$4.059▲ 34%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$11.31932% off$14.643▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$7.54653% off$10.121▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D248s_v7 leads
On-demand price$16.405 vs $21.534 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E248s_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)1,888 vs 992
90% higher

Specs

5 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
vCPUs248248
Physical cores124124
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
Memory (GiB)9921,888
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
Network150,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces1515
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
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 diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
FamilyDsv7Esv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7
Seriesdsv7-seriesesv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D248s_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D248s_v7Standard_E248s_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$15.748$20.671▲ 31%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$16.405$21.534▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$16.405$21.534▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$16.405$21.534▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$16.405$21.534▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$16.405$21.534▲ 31%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$16.693$21.911▲ 31%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$17.455$22.912▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$18.111$23.773▲ 31%
Spain Centralspaincentral$18.211$23.902▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$18.898$24.805▲ 31%
North Europenortheurope$18.937$24.857▲ 31%
Italy Northitalynorth$19.03$24.979▲ 31%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$19.686$25.839▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$19.686$25.841▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$19.686$25.841▲ 31%
South Central USsouthcentralus$19.686$25.839▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$19.79$25.978▲ 31%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$20.211$26.53▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$20.211$26.53▲ 31%
West Europewesteurope$20.475$26.873▲ 31%
West USwestus$21.392$28.08▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$21.655$28.425▲ 31%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$26.248$34.454▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D248s_v7General purpose, Dsv7 family
Standard_D248s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv7 family
Standard_E248s_v7Memory optimized, Esv7 family
Standard_E248s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv7 family

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