Standard_D48as_v6vsStandard_D48as_v7

Standard_D48as_v6 and Standard_D48as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.179 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7
On-demand$2.179/hr$2.179/hr
Lowest rate$0.4596/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4227/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_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7Standard_D48as_v7 vs Standard_D48as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$2.179$2.179Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.459681% off$0.4227▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.28641% off$1.286Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.828162% off$0.8281Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.50431% off$1.504Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.00254% off$1.002Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48as_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_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_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7
Network28,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_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_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7
FamilyDasv6Dasv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7
Seriesdasv6-seriesdasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48as_v6Standard_D48as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.406$1.406Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.406$1.406Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.179$2.179Same
East US 2eastus2$2.179$2.179Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.179$2.179Same
West US 2westus2$2.179$2.179Same
West US 3westus3$2.179$2.179Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.328$2.328Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.395$2.395Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.429$2.429Same
North Europenortheurope$2.429$2.429Same
Central UScentralus$2.462$2.179▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$2.534$2.534Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.544$2.736▲ 8%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.558$2.558Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.558$2.558Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.558$2.558Same
West USwestus$2.558$2.558Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.606$2.606Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.635$2.635Same
West Europewesteurope$2.635$2.635Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.64$2.64Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.683$2.683Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.683$2.683Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.736$2.736Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.736$2.736Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.76$2.76Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.837$2.837Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.837$2.837Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.914$2.914Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.014$3.014Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.115$3.115Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.115$3.115Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.494$3.494Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D48as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D48as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

Compare Standard_D48as_v6 with

Standard_D48s_v6Standard_E48as_v6Standard_F48as_v6Standard_D48ps_v6Standard_D48as_v5
Standard_D48as_v7General purpose, Dasv7 family
Standard_D48as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv7 family

Compare Standard_D48as_v7 with

Standard_D48ps_v7Standard_D48s_v7Standard_E48as_v7Standard_F48as_v7

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