Standard_D4ads_v6vsStandard_D4ads_v7

Standard_D4ads_v6 and Standard_D4ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.228 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
On-demand$0.228/hr$0.228/hr
Lowest rate$0.0481/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0442/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7Standard_D4ads_v7 vs Standard_D4ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.228$0.228Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.048181% off$0.0442▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.134541% off$0.1345Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.086662% off$0.0866Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.157331% off$0.1573Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.104954% off$0.1049Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4ads_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
Storage220 GiB temp NVMe SSD220 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe220 GiB220 GiB
Max data disks812
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,6008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s234 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_D4ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.148$0.148Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.148$0.148Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.228$0.228Same
East US 2eastus2$0.228$0.228Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.228$0.228Same
West US 2westus2$0.228$0.228Same
West US 3westus3$0.228$0.228Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.244$0.244Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.251$0.251Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.255$0.255Same
North Europenortheurope$0.255$0.255Same
Central UScentralus$0.258$0.228▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.265$0.265Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.268$0.268Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.268$0.268Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.268$0.268Same
West USwestus$0.268$0.268Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.273$0.273Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.276$0.276Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.276$0.276Same
West Europewesteurope$0.276$0.276Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.281$0.281Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.281$0.286▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.281$0.281Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.286$0.286Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.286$0.286Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.289$0.289Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.297$0.297Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.297$0.297Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.305$0.305Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.316$0.316Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.326$0.326Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.326$0.326Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.366$0.366Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D4ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D4ads_v6 with

Standard_D4ds_v6Standard_E4ads_v6Standard_D4pds_v6Standard_D4ads_v5
Standard_D4ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D4ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D4ads_v7 with

Standard_D4ds_v7Standard_D4pds_v7Standard_E4ads_v7Standard_F4ads_v7

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