Standard_D32ads_v6vsStandard_E32ads_v6

Standard_D32ads_v6 is 21% cheaper than Standard_E32ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $364.27 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
On-demand$1.824/hr21% less$2.323/hr
Lowest rate$0.3845/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.4899/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6 vs Standard_D32ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.824$2.323▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.384579% off$0.4899▲ 27%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.07641% off$1.371▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.693162% off$0.8828▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.25932% off$1.58▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.83953% off$1.092▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.824 vs $2.323 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_E32ads_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
Memory (GiB)128256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
Network20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
Storage4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe1,760 GiB1,760 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)57,60057,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,440 MB/s1,440 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
FamilyDadsv6Eadsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_E32ads_v6
Seriesdadsv6-serieseadsv6-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_E32ads_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.181$1.501▲ 27%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.181$1.501▲ 27%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.181$1.501▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.824$2.323▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$1.824$2.323▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.824$2.323▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$1.824$2.323▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$1.824$2.323▲ 27%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.886$2.434▲ 29%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.952$2.483▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.01$2.554▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.038$2.592▲ 27%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.038$2.592▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$2.038$2.592▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.061$2.626▲ 27%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.061$2.626▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$2.064$2.624▲ 27%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.099$2.669▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$2.122$2.701▲ 27%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.144$2.726▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$2.144$2.726▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.144$2.726▲ 27%
West USwestus$2.144$2.726▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.186$2.781▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.186$2.781▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.208$2.806▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.208$2.80▲ 27%
UK Westukwest$2.208$2.806▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$2.208$2.806▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.248$2.762▲ 23%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.25$2.861▲ 27%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.25$2.861▲ 27%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.25$2.861▲ 27%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.291$2.915▲ 27%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.291$2.915▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.291$2.915▲ 27%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.291$2.915▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.291$2.915▲ 27%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.291$2.915▲ 27%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.314$2.944▲ 27%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.314$2.944▲ 27%
West Indiawestindia$2.336$2.97▲ 27%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.378$3.024▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.378$3.024▲ 27%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.378$3.024▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.442$3.104▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$2.525$3.213▲ 27%
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.547$3.238▲ 27%
South Indiasouthindia$2.57$3.267▲ 27%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.611$3.322▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.611$3.322▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.611$3.322▲ 27%
France Southfrancesouth$2.781$3.536▲ 27%
Germany Northgermanynorth$2.867$3.645▲ 27%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.922$3.59▲ 23%
UAE Centraluaecentral$2.925$3.722▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.928$3.725▲ 27%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.162$4.022▲ 27%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.395$4.32▲ 27%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.395$4.32▲ 27%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$3.798$4.832▲ 27%

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

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