Standard_D2als_v6vsStandard_D2als_v7

Standard_D2als_v6 and Standard_D2als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.0804 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7
On-demand$0.0804/hr$0.0804/hr
Lowest rate$0.017/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0156/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 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_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7Standard_D2als_v7 vs Standard_D2als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0804$0.0804Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.01781% off$0.0156▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.047541% off$0.0475Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.030662% off$0.0306Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.053933% off$0.0539Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.035456% off$0.0354Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D2als_v7 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

7 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_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_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7
Memory (GiB)44
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7
Max data disks410
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7
FamilyDalsv6Dalsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7
Seriesdalsv6-seriesdalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2als_v6Standard_D2als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.052$0.052Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.052$0.052Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0804$0.0804Same
East US 2eastus2$0.0804$0.0804Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0804$0.0804Same
West US 2westus2$0.0804$0.0804Same
West US 3westus3$0.0804$0.0804Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.086$0.086Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.0884$0.0884Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.0896$0.0896Same
North Europenortheurope$0.0896$0.0896Same
Central UScentralus$0.0908$0.0804▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.0934$0.0934Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.0944$0.0944Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.0944$0.0944Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.0944$0.0944Same
West USwestus$0.0944$0.0944Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.0962$0.0962Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.0972$0.0972Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.0972$0.0972Same
West Europewesteurope$0.0972$0.0972Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.099$0.099Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.099$0.099Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.0991$0.101▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.101$0.101Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.101$0.101Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.102$0.102Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.105$0.105Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.105$0.105Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.107$0.107Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.111$0.111Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.115$0.115Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.115$0.115Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.129$0.129Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2als_v6General purpose, Dalsv6 family
Standard_D2als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2als_v6 with

Standard_D2ls_v6Standard_F2als_v6Standard_D2pls_v6
Standard_D2als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D2als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D2als_v7 with

Standard_D2ls_v7Standard_D2pls_v7Standard_F2als_v7

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