Standard_D48ads_v6vsStandard_D48ads_v7

Standard_D48ads_v6 and Standard_D48ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.736 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
On-demand$2.736/hr$2.736/hr
Lowest rate$0.5767/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.5308/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 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_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7Standard_D48ads_v7 vs Standard_D48ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$2.736$2.736Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.576781% off$0.5308▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.61441% off$1.614Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.0462% off$1.04Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.88831% off$1.888Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.25954% off$1.259Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
Network28,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
Storage6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe2,640 GiB2,640 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)86,40096,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,160 MB/s2,808 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.771$1.771Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.771$1.771Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.736$2.736Same
East US 2eastus2$2.736$2.736Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.736$2.736Same
West US 2westus2$2.736$2.736Same
West US 3westus3$2.736$2.736Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.928$2.928Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.014$3.014Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.058$3.058Same
North Europenortheurope$3.058$3.058Same
Central UScentralus$3.096$2.736▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$3.182$3.182Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.216$3.216Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.216$3.216Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.216$3.216Same
West USwestus$3.216$3.216Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.278$3.278Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.312$3.312Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.312$3.312Same
West Europewesteurope$3.312$3.312Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.371$3.437▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.374$3.374Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.374$3.374Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.437$3.437Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.437$3.437Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.47$3.47Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.566$3.566Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.566$3.566Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.662$3.662Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.787$3.787Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.917$3.917Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.917$3.917Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.392$4.392Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D48ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D48ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D48ads_v6 with

Standard_D48ds_v6Standard_E48ads_v6Standard_D48pds_v6Standard_D48ads_v5
Standard_D48ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D48ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D48ads_v7 with

Standard_D48ds_v7Standard_D48pds_v7Standard_E48ads_v7Standard_F48ads_v7

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