Standard_D2as_v6vsStandard_D2as_v7

Standard_D2as_v6 and Standard_D2as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.0908 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7
On-demand$0.0908/hr$0.0908/hr
Lowest rate$0.0192/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0176/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_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7Standard_D2as_v7 vs Standard_D2as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0908$0.0908Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.019281% off$0.0176▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.053541% off$0.0535Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.034562% off$0.0345Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.062731% off$0.0627Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.041854% off$0.0418Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D2as_v7 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

7 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_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_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_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_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7
FamilyDasv6Dasv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7
Seriesdasv6-seriesdasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2as_v6Standard_D2as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0586$0.0586Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0586$0.0586Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0908$0.0908Same
East US 2eastus2$0.0908$0.0908Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0908$0.0908Same
West US 2westus2$0.0908$0.0908Same
West US 3westus3$0.0908$0.0908Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.097$0.097Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.0998$0.0998Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.101$0.101Same
North Europenortheurope$0.101$0.101Same
Central UScentralus$0.103$0.0908▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.106$0.114▲ 8%
UK Southuksouth$0.106$0.106Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.107$0.107Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.107$0.107Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.107$0.107Same
West USwestus$0.107$0.107Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.109$0.109Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.11$0.11Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.11$0.11Same
West Europewesteurope$0.11$0.11Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.112$0.112Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.112$0.112Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.114$0.114Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.114$0.114Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.115$0.115Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.118$0.118Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.118$0.118Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.121$0.121Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.126$0.126Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.13$0.13Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.13$0.13Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.146$0.146Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D2as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

Compare Standard_D2as_v6 with

Standard_D2s_v6Standard_E2as_v6Standard_F2as_v6Standard_D2ps_v6Standard_D2as_v5
Standard_D2as_v7General purpose, Dasv7 family
Standard_D2as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv7 family

Compare Standard_D2as_v7 with

Standard_D2ps_v7Standard_D2s_v7Standard_E2as_v7Standard_F2as_v7

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