Standard_D48plds_v6vsStandard_D48plds_v7
Standard_D48plds_v6 is 37% cheaper than Standard_D48plds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $812.49 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.872/hr37% less | $2.985/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8171/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.597/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 | Standard_D48plds_v7 vs Standard_D48plds_v6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.872 | $2.985 | ▲ 59% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 56% off$0.8171 | 80% off$0.597 | ▼ 27% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$1.105 | 41% off$1.761 | ▲ 59% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$0.7114 | 62% off$1.134 | ▲ 59% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$1.273 | 32% off$2.03 | ▲ 59% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.8798 | 53% off$1.403 | ▲ 59% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D48plds_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.872 vs $2.985 per hour
37% cheaperWhere Standard_D48plds_v7 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
20 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 5 differ | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | – |
| Threads per core | 1 | – |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Azure Cobalt 100 | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 | – |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 30,000 Mbps | – |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | – |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | – |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD | – |
| Local NVMe | 2,640 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 64 | – |
| Premium SSD | Yes | – |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 76,800 | – |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,544 MB/s | – |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | – |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dpldsv6 | Dpldsv7 |
| Category | General purpose | – |
| VM generations | V2 | – |
| Encryption at host | Yes | – |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dpldsv6-series | – |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | derived from size name |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D48plds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D48plds_v6 | Standard_D48plds_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiacentralindia | $1.234 | $4.178 | ▲ 239% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.872 | $2.985 | ▲ 59% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.872 | $2.985 | ▲ 59% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.872 | $3.582 | ▲ 91% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.872 | $2.985 | ▲ 59% |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.872 | $2.985 | ▲ 59% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.997 | $3.88 | ▲ 94% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $2.059 | $3.283 | ▲ 59% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $2.083 | $3.582 | ▲ 72% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $2.083 | $3.582 | ▲ 72% |
| North Europenortheurope | $2.093 | $4.268 | ▲ 104% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $2.093 | $3.88 | ▲ 85% |
| Central UScentralus | $2.117 | $2.985 | ▲ 41% |
| UK Southuksouth | $2.16 | $3.731 | ▲ 73% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $2.179 | $3.88 | ▲ 78% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $2.189 | $3.731 | ▲ 70% |
| West USwestus | $2.189 | $3.88 | ▲ 77% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $2.19 | $3.492 | ▲ 59% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $2.237 | $3.88 | ▲ 73% |
| West Europewesteurope | $2.237 | $4.268 | ▲ 91% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $2.246 | $3.582 | ▲ 59% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $2.246 | $3.582 | ▲ 59% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $2.29 | $4.268 | ▲ 86% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $2.338 | $4.328 | ▲ 85% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $2.338 | $4.178 | ▲ 79% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $2.41 | $4.328 | ▲ 80% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $2.434 | $4.178 | ▲ 72% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $2.443 | $4.029 | ▲ 65% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $2.453 | $4.544 | ▲ 85% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $2.578 | $4.626 | ▲ 79% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $2.626 | $4.358 | ▲ 66% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $2.923 | $4.268 | ▲ 46% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $2.976 | $5.969 | ▲ 101% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.