Standard_D2ds_v6vsStandard_D2ds_v7

Standard_D2ds_v6 is 23% cheaper than Standard_D2ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $27.74 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
On-demand$0.125/hr23% less$0.163/hr
Lowest rate$0.0263/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0301/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (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_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7Standard_D2ds_v7 vs Standard_D2ds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.125$0.163▲ 30%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026382% off$0.0301▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.0773——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.0486——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.086232% off$0.1108▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.057554% off$0.075▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.125 vs $0.163 per hour
23% cheaper
Where Standard_D2ds_v7 leads
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher
Max data disks10 vs 8
25% higher

Specs

8 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks810
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7504,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)106 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
FamilyDdsv6Ddsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7
Seriesddsv6-seriesddsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.125$0.163▲ 30%
East US 2eastus2$0.125$0.163▲ 30%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.125$0.163▲ 30%
West US 2westus2$0.125$0.163▲ 30%
West US 3westus3$0.125$0.163▲ 30%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.132$0.174▲ 32%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.132$0.166▲ 26%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.137$0.18▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.139$0.196▲ 41%
North Europenortheurope$0.139$0.188▲ 35%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.139$0.181▲ 30%
Central UScentralus$0.141$0.157▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.144$0.197▲ 37%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.145$0.189▲ 30%
West USwestus$0.145$0.213▲ 47%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.149$0.188▲ 26%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.149$0.196▲ 32%
West Europewesteurope$0.149$0.204▲ 37%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.15$0.196▲ 31%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.153$0.201▲ 31%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.166$0.201▲ 21%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.178$0.215▲ 21%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.199$0.261▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2ds_v6General purpose, Ddsv6 family
Standard_D2ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2ds_v6 with

Standard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_D2pds_v6Standard_D2ds_v5
Standard_D2ds_v7General purpose, Ddsv7 family
Standard_D2ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv7 family

Compare Standard_D2ds_v7 with

Standard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7Standard_E2ds_v7

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