Standard_D2ads_v6vsStandard_D2ads_v7

Standard_D2ads_v6 and Standard_D2ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.114 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
On-demand$0.114/hr$0.114/hr
Lowest rate$0.024/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0221/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2ads_v7 vs Standard_D2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.114$0.114Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.02481% off$0.0221▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.067241% off$0.0672Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.043362% off$0.0433Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.078731% off$0.0787Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.052454% off$0.0524Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D2ads_v7 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks410
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0738$0.0738Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0738$0.0738Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.114$0.114Same
East US 2eastus2$0.114$0.114Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.114$0.114Same
West US 2westus2$0.114$0.114Same
West US 3westus3$0.114$0.114Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.122$0.122Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.126$0.126Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.127$0.127Same
North Europenortheurope$0.127$0.127Same
Central UScentralus$0.129$0.114▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.133$0.133Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.134$0.134Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.134$0.134Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.134$0.134Same
West USwestus$0.134$0.134Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.137$0.137Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.138$0.138Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.138$0.138Same
West Europewesteurope$0.138$0.138Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.14$0.143▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.141$0.141Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.141$0.141Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.143$0.143Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.143$0.143Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.145$0.145Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.149$0.149Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.149$0.149Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.153$0.153Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.158$0.158Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.163$0.163Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.163$0.163Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.183$0.183Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D2ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2ads_v6 with

Standard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ads_v6Standard_D2pds_v6Standard_D2ads_v5
Standard_D2ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D2ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D2ads_v7 with

Standard_D2ds_v7Standard_D2pds_v7Standard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7

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