Standard_D32s_v6vsStandard_D32s_v7

Standard_D32s_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_D32s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $367.92 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
On-demand$1.613/hr24% less$2.117/hr
Lowest rate$0.3402/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3912/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 128 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_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7Standard_D32s_v7 vs Standard_D32s_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.613$2.117▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.340282% off$0.3912▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.9999——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.629——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.11331% off$1.461▲ 31%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.74254% off$0.9738▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32s_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.613 vs $2.117 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_D32s_v7 leads
Max disk IOPS (uncached)64,000 vs 51,200
25% higher

Specs

6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20064,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,696 MB/s1,888 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
FamilyDsv6Dsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7
Seriesdsv6-seriesdsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32s_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.613$2.117▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$1.613$2.117▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.613$2.117▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$1.613$2.117▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$1.613$2.117▲ 31%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.714$2.154▲ 26%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.774$2.337▲ 32%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.798$2.54▲ 41%
North Europenortheurope$1.798$2.444▲ 36%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.798$2.35▲ 31%
Central UScentralus$1.822$2.032▲ 12%
UK Southuksouth$1.865$2.554▲ 37%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.882$2.455▲ 30%
West USwestus$1.882$2.76▲ 47%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.932$2.438▲ 26%
West Europewesteurope$1.932$2.642▲ 37%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.935$2.54▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.936$2.54▲ 31%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.982$2.608▲ 32%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.016$2.54▲ 26%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.145$2.608▲ 22%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.306$2.794▲ 21%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.571$3.387▲ 32%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D32s_v6General purpose, Dsv6 family
Standard_D32s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv6 family

Compare Standard_D32s_v6 with

Standard_D32as_v6Standard_E32s_v6Standard_D32ps_v6Standard_D32s_v5
Standard_D32s_v7General purpose, Dsv7 family
Standard_D32s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv7 family

Compare Standard_D32s_v7 with

Standard_D32as_v7Standard_D32ps_v7Standard_E32s_v7

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