Standard_D4as_v6vsStandard_D4as_v7

Standard_D4as_v6 and Standard_D4as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.182 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7
On-demand$0.182/hr$0.182/hr
Lowest rate$0.0384/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0353/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_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7Standard_D4as_v7 vs Standard_D4as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.182$0.182Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.038481% off$0.0353▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.107241% off$0.1072Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.06962% off$0.069Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.125631% off$0.1256Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.083754% off$0.0837Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4as_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_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_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_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_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7
FamilyDasv6Dasv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7
Seriesdasv6-seriesdasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.117$0.117Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.117$0.117Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.182$0.182Same
East US 2eastus2$0.182$0.182Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.182$0.182Same
West US 2westus2$0.182$0.182Same
West US 3westus3$0.182$0.182Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.194$0.194Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.2$0.2Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.202$0.202Same
North Europenortheurope$0.202$0.202Same
Central UScentralus$0.205$0.182▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.211$0.211Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.212$0.228▲ 8%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.213$0.213Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.213$0.213Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.213$0.213Same
West USwestus$0.213$0.213Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.217$0.217Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.22$0.22Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.22$0.22Same
West Europewesteurope$0.22$0.22Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.224$0.224Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.224$0.224Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.228$0.228Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.228$0.228Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.23$0.23Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.236$0.236Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.236$0.236Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.243$0.243Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.251$0.251Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.26$0.26Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.26$0.26Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.291$0.291Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D4as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

Compare Standard_D4as_v6 with

Standard_D4s_v6Standard_E4as_v6Standard_F4as_v6Standard_D4ps_v6Standard_D4as_v5
Standard_D4as_v7General purpose, Dasv7 family
Standard_D4as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv7 family

Compare Standard_D4as_v7 with

Standard_D4ps_v7Standard_D4s_v7Standard_E4as_v7Standard_F4as_v7

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