Standard_D32ads_v6vsStandard_D32ads_v7

Standard_D32ads_v6 and Standard_D32ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.824 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
On-demand$1.824/hr$1.824/hr
Lowest rate$0.3845/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.3539/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 128 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_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7Standard_D32ads_v7 vs Standard_D32ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.824$1.824Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.384581% off$0.3539▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.07641% off$1.076Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.693162% off$0.6931Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.25931% off$1.259Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.83954% off$0.839Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D32ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
Network20,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
Storage4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe1,760 GiB1,760 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)57,60064,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,440 MB/s1,872 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.181$1.181Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.181$1.181Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.824$1.824Same
East US 2eastus2$1.824$1.824Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.824$1.824Same
West US 2westus2$1.824$1.824Same
West US 3westus3$1.824$1.824Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.952$1.952Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.01$2.01Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.038$2.038Same
North Europenortheurope$2.038$2.038Same
Central UScentralus$2.064$1.824▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$2.122$2.122Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.144$2.144Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.144$2.144Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.144$2.144Same
West USwestus$2.144$2.144Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.186$2.186Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.208$2.208Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.208$2.208Same
West Europewesteurope$2.208$2.208Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.248$2.291▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.25$2.25Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.25$2.25Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.291$2.291Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.291$2.291Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.314$2.314Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.378$2.378Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.378$2.378Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.442$2.442Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.525$2.525Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.611$2.611Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.611$2.611Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.928$2.928Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D32ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D32ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D32ads_v6 with

Standard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ads_v6Standard_D32pds_v6Standard_D32ads_v5
Standard_D32ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D32ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D32ads_v7 with

Standard_D32ds_v7Standard_D32pds_v7Standard_E32ads_v7Standard_F32ads_v7

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