Standard_D48als_v6vsStandard_D48als_v7

Standard_D48als_v6 and Standard_D48als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.93 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7
On-demand$1.93/hr$1.93/hr
Lowest rate$0.407/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.3744/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_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7Standard_D48als_v7 vs Standard_D48als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.93$1.93Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.40781% off$0.3744▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.13941% off$1.139Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.733362% off$0.7333Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$1.29333% off$1.293Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.849256% off$0.8492Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48als_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_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_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7
Memory (GiB)9696
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7
Network28,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7
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 diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7
FamilyDalsv6Dalsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7
Seriesdalsv6-seriesdalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48als_v6Standard_D48als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.248$1.248Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.248$1.248Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.93$1.93Same
East US 2eastus2$1.93$1.93Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.93$1.93Same
West US 2westus2$1.93$1.93Same
West US 3westus3$1.93$1.93Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.064$2.064Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.122$2.122Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.15$2.15Same
North Europenortheurope$2.15$2.15Same
Central UScentralus$2.179$1.93▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$2.242$2.242Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.266$2.266Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.266$2.266Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.266$2.266Same
West USwestus$2.266$2.266Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.309$2.309Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.333$2.333Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.333$2.333Same
West Europewesteurope$2.333$2.333Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.376$2.376Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.376$2.376Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.377$2.419▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.419$2.419Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.419$2.419Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.443$2.443Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.51$2.51Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.51$2.51Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.578$2.578Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.669$2.669Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.755$2.755Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.755$2.755Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.096$3.096Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D48als_v6General purpose, Dalsv6 family
Standard_D48als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv6 family

Compare Standard_D48als_v6 with

Standard_D48ls_v6Standard_F48als_v6Standard_D48pls_v6
Standard_D48als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D48als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D48als_v7 with

Standard_D48ls_v7Standard_D48pls_v7Standard_F48als_v7

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