Standard_D48alds_v6vsStandard_D48alds_v7

Standard_D48alds_v6 and Standard_D48alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.285 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7
On-demand$2.285/hr$2.285/hr
Lowest rate$0.4817/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4433/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 96 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_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7Standard_D48alds_v7 vs Standard_D48alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$2.285$2.285Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.481781% off$0.4433▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.34841% off$1.348Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.868262% off$0.8682Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$1.53133% off$1.531Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$1.00556% off$1.005Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48alds_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_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_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7
Memory (GiB)9696
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7
Network28,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_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_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48alds_v6Standard_D48alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.478$1.478Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.478$1.478Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.285$2.285Same
East US 2eastus2$2.285$2.285Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.285$2.285Same
West US 2westus2$2.285$2.285Same
West US 3westus3$2.285$2.285Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.448$2.448Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.515$2.515Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.554$2.554Same
North Europenortheurope$2.554$2.554Same
Central UScentralus$2.582$2.285▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$2.659$2.659Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.683$2.683Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.683$2.683Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.683$2.683Same
West USwestus$2.683$2.683Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.736$2.736Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.76$2.76Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.765$2.765Same
West Europewesteurope$2.765$2.765Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.818$2.818Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.818$2.818Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.821$2.87▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.87$2.87Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.87$2.87Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.899$2.899Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.976$2.976Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.976$2.976Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.058$3.058Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.163$3.163Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.269$3.269Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.269$3.269Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.667$3.667Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D48alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D48alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D48alds_v6 with

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Standard_D48alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D48alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

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