Standard_D48als_v6vsStandard_F48als_v6

Standard_D48als_v6 is 34% cheaper than Standard_F48als_v6 on demand in East US, saving $711.02 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
On-demand$1.93/hr34% less$2.904/hr
Lowest rate$0.407/hr34% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.6122/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 96 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
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_F48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6 vs Standard_D48als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.93$2.904▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.40779% off$0.6122▲ 50%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.13938% off$1.80▲ 58%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.733362% off$1.103▲ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$1.29333% off$1.946▲ 50%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.849256% off$1.278▲ 50%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48als_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.93 vs $2.904 per hour
34% cheaper
Where Standard_F48als_v6 leads
Physical cores48 vs 24
2× higher

Specs

6 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2448
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
Memory (GiB)9696
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
Network28,000 Mbps28,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)86,40086,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,160 MB/s2,160 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
FamilyDalsv6Falsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48als_v6Standard_F48als_v6
Seriesdalsv6-seriesfalsv6-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_F48als_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.248$1.877▲ 50%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.248$1.877▲ 50%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.248$1.877▲ 50%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.929$3.049▲ 58%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.93$2.904▲ 50%
East US 2eastus2$1.93$2.904▲ 50%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.93$2.904▲ 50%
West US 2westus2$1.93$2.904▲ 50%
West US 3westus3$1.93$2.904▲ 50%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.064$3.106▲ 50%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.122$3.192▲ 50%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.15$3.24▲ 51%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.15$3.24▲ 51%
North Europenortheurope$2.15$3.24▲ 51%
Central UScentralus$2.179$3.278▲ 50%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.181$3.282▲ 50%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.181$3.282▲ 50%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.218$3.336▲ 50%
UK Southuksouth$2.242$3.374▲ 50%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.266$3.408▲ 50%
Italy Northitalynorth$2.266$3.408▲ 50%
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.266$3.408▲ 50%
West USwestus$2.266$3.408▲ 50%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.309$3.475▲ 50%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.309$3.475▲ 50%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.333$3.509▲ 50%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.333$3.504▲ 50%
UK Westukwest$2.333$3.509▲ 50%
West Europewesteurope$2.333$3.509▲ 50%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.376$3.576▲ 51%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.376$3.576▲ 51%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.376$3.576▲ 51%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.377$3.643▲ 53%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.419$3.643▲ 51%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.419$3.643▲ 51%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.419$3.643▲ 51%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.419$3.643▲ 51%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.419$3.643▲ 51%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.419$3.643▲ 51%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.443$3.677▲ 51%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.443$3.677▲ 51%
West Indiawestindia$2.467$3.71▲ 50%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.51$3.778▲ 51%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.51$3.778▲ 51%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.51$3.778▲ 51%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.578$3.878▲ 50%
East Asiaeastasia$2.669$4.018▲ 51%
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.688$4.051▲ 51%
South Indiasouthindia$2.712$4.085▲ 51%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.755$4.152▲ 51%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.755$4.152▲ 51%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.755$4.152▲ 51%
France Southfrancesouth$2.938$4.421▲ 50%
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.029$4.555▲ 50%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.091$4.738▲ 53%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.091$4.651▲ 50%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.096$4.656▲ 50%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.341$5.026▲ 50%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.586$5.40▲ 51%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.586$5.40▲ 51%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.013$6.038▲ 50%

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