Standard_D4als_v6vsStandard_D4als_v7

Standard_D4als_v6 and Standard_D4als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.161 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7
On-demand$0.161/hr$0.161/hr
Lowest rate$0.034/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0312/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_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7Standard_D4als_v7 vs Standard_D4als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.161$0.161Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.03481% off$0.0312▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.094941% off$0.0949Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.061162% off$0.0611Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.107933% off$0.1079Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.070856% off$0.0708Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4als_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_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_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7
Max data disks812
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,6008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s234 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7
FamilyDalsv6Dalsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7
Seriesdalsv6-seriesdalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4als_v6Standard_D4als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.104$0.104Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.104$0.104Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.161$0.161Same
East US 2eastus2$0.161$0.161Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.161$0.161Same
West US 2westus2$0.161$0.161Same
West US 3westus3$0.161$0.161Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.172$0.172Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.177$0.177Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.179$0.179Same
North Europenortheurope$0.179$0.179Same
Central UScentralus$0.182$0.161▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.187$0.187Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.189$0.189Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.189$0.189Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.189$0.189Same
West USwestus$0.189$0.189Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.192$0.192Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.194$0.194Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.194$0.194Same
West Europewesteurope$0.194$0.194Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.198$0.198Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.198$0.202▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.198$0.198Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.202$0.202Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.202$0.202Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.204$0.204Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.209$0.209Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.209$0.209Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.215$0.215Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.222$0.222Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.23$0.23Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.23$0.23Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.258$0.258Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4als_v6General purpose, Dalsv6 family
Standard_D4als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv6 family

Compare Standard_D4als_v6 with

Standard_D4ls_v6Standard_F4als_v6Standard_D4pls_v6
Standard_D4als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D4als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D4als_v7 with

Standard_D4ls_v7Standard_D4pls_v7Standard_F4als_v7

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