Standard_D2ads_v6vsStandard_E2ads_v6

Standard_D2ads_v6 is 21% cheaper than Standard_E2ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $22.63 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
On-demand$0.114/hr21% less$0.145/hr
Lowest rate$0.024/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0306/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
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_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6 vs Standard_D2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.114$0.145▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.02479% off$0.0306▲ 27%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.067241% off$0.0856▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.043362% off$0.0552▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.078732% off$0.0986▲ 25%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.052453% off$0.0682▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.114 vs $0.145 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_E2ads_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s90 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
FamilyDadsv6Eadsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Seriesdadsv6-serieseadsv6-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_E2ads_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0738$0.0938▲ 27%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.0738$0.0938▲ 27%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0738$0.0938▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.114$0.145▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$0.114$0.145▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.114$0.145▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$0.114$0.145▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$0.114$0.145▲ 27%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.118$0.152▲ 29%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.122$0.155▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.126$0.16▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.127$0.162▲ 28%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.127$0.162▲ 28%
North Europenortheurope$0.127$0.162▲ 28%
Central UScentralus$0.129$0.164▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.129$0.164▲ 27%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.129$0.164▲ 27%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.131$0.167▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$0.133$0.169▲ 27%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.134$0.17▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.134$0.17▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.134$0.17▲ 27%
West USwestus$0.134$0.17▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.137$0.174▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.137$0.174▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.138$0.175▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.138$0.175▲ 27%
UK Westukwest$0.138$0.175▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.138$0.175▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.14$0.173▲ 24%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.141$0.179▲ 27%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.141$0.179▲ 27%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.141$0.179▲ 27%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.143$0.182▲ 27%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.143$0.182▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.143$0.182▲ 27%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.143$0.182▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.143$0.182▲ 27%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.143$0.182▲ 27%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.145$0.184▲ 27%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.145$0.184▲ 27%
West Indiawestindia$0.146$0.186▲ 27%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.149$0.189▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.149$0.189▲ 27%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.149$0.189▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.153$0.194▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$0.158$0.201▲ 27%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.159$0.202▲ 27%
South Indiasouthindia$0.161$0.204▲ 27%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.163$0.208▲ 28%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.163$0.208▲ 28%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.163$0.208▲ 28%
France Southfrancesouth$0.174$0.221▲ 27%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.179$0.228▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.183$0.233▲ 27%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.183$0.224▲ 22%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.183$0.233▲ 27%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.198$0.251▲ 27%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.212$0.27▲ 27%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.212$0.27▲ 27%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.237$0.302▲ 27%

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_D2pds_v6Standard_D2ads_v5Standard_D2ads_v7
Standard_E2ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E2ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

Compare Standard_E2ads_v6 with

Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_E2pds_v6Standard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ads_v7

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