Standard_D4alds_v6vsStandard_D4alds_v7

Standard_D4alds_v6 and Standard_D4alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.19 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7
On-demand$0.19/hr$0.19/hr
Lowest rate$0.0401/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0369/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 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_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7Standard_D4alds_v7 vs Standard_D4alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.19$0.19Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.040181% off$0.0369▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.112341% off$0.1123Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.072362% off$0.0723Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.127333% off$0.1273Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.083656% off$0.0836Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4alds_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_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_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_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_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4alds_v6Standard_D4alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.123$0.123Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.123$0.123Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.19$0.19Same
East US 2eastus2$0.19$0.19Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.19$0.19Same
West US 2westus2$0.19$0.19Same
West US 3westus3$0.19$0.19Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.204$0.204Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.21$0.21Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.213$0.213Same
North Europenortheurope$0.213$0.213Same
Central UScentralus$0.215$0.19▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.222$0.222Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.224$0.224Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.224$0.224Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.224$0.224Same
West USwestus$0.224$0.224Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.228$0.228Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.23$0.23Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.23$0.23Same
West Europewesteurope$0.23$0.23Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.235$0.235Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.235$0.239▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.235$0.235Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.239$0.239Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.239$0.239Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.242$0.242Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.248$0.248Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.248$0.248Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.255$0.255Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.264$0.264Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.272$0.272Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.272$0.272Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.306$0.306Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D4alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D4alds_v6 with

Standard_D4lds_v6Standard_D4plds_v6
Standard_D4alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D4alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

Compare Standard_D4alds_v7 with

Standard_D4lds_v7Standard_D4plds_v7Standard_F4alds_v7

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