Standard_D32alds_v6vsStandard_D32alds_v7

Standard_D32alds_v6 and Standard_D32alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.523 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7
On-demand$1.523/hr$1.523/hr
Lowest rate$0.321/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2955/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 64 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_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7Standard_D32alds_v7 vs Standard_D32alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.523$1.523Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.32181% off$0.2955▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.898741% off$0.8987Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.578862% off$0.5788Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$1.0233% off$1.02Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.670156% off$0.6701Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D32alds_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_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_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7
Network20,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_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_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32alds_v6Standard_D32alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.986$0.986Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.986$0.986Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.523$1.523Same
East US 2eastus2$1.523$1.523Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.523$1.523Same
West US 2westus2$1.523$1.523Same
West US 3westus3$1.523$1.523Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.632$1.632Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.677$1.677Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.702$1.702Same
North Europenortheurope$1.702$1.702Same
Central UScentralus$1.722$1.523▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$1.773$1.773Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.789$1.789Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.789$1.789Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.789$1.789Same
West USwestus$1.789$1.789Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.824$1.824Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.84$1.84Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.843$1.843Same
West Europewesteurope$1.843$1.843Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.878$1.878Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.878$1.878Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.881$1.914▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.914$1.914Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.914$1.914Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.933$1.933Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.984$1.984Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.984$1.984Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.038$2.038Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.109$2.109Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.179$2.179Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.179$2.179Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.445$2.445Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D32alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D32alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D32alds_v6 with

Standard_D32lds_v6Standard_D32plds_v6
Standard_D32alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D32alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

Compare Standard_D32alds_v7 with

Standard_D32lds_v7Standard_D32plds_v7Standard_F32alds_v7

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