Standard_D4plds_v6vsStandard_D4plds_v7
Standard_D4plds_v6 is 37% cheaper than Standard_D4plds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $67.89 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.156/hr37% less | $0.249/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0681/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0498/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_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 | Standard_D4plds_v7 vs Standard_D4plds_v6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.156 | $0.249 | ▲ 60% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 56% off$0.0681 | 80% off$0.0498 | ▼ 27% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$0.092 | 41% off$0.1467 | ▲ 59% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$0.0593 | 62% off$0.0945 | ▲ 59% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$0.1061 | 32% off$0.1693 | ▲ 60% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.0733 | 53% off$0.117 | ▲ 60% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D4plds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.156 vs $0.249 per hour
37% cheaperWhere Standard_D4plds_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_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | – |
| Threads per core | 1 | – |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Azure Cobalt 100 | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | – |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | – |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | – |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | – |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 220 GiB temp NVMe SSD | – |
| Local NVMe | 220 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 12 | – |
| Premium SSD | Yes | – |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 | – |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 212 MB/s | – |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | – |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dpldsv6 | Dpldsv7 |
| Category | General purpose | – |
| VM generations | V2 | – |
| Encryption at host | Yes | – |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dpldsv6-series | – |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | derived from size name |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D4plds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D4plds_v6 | Standard_D4plds_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.103 | $0.348 | ▲ 238% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.156 | $0.249 | ▲ 60% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.156 | $0.249 | ▲ 60% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.156 | $0.298 | ▲ 91% |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.156 | $0.249 | ▲ 60% |
| West US 3westus3 | $0.156 | $0.249 | ▲ 60% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $0.166 | $0.323 | ▲ 95% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $0.172 | $0.274 | ▲ 59% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.174 | $0.298 | ▲ 71% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.174 | $0.298 | ▲ 71% |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.174 | $0.356 | ▲ 105% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $0.174 | $0.323 | ▲ 86% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.176 | $0.249 | ▲ 41% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.18 | $0.311 | ▲ 73% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.182 | $0.311 | ▲ 71% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $0.182 | $0.323 | ▲ 77% |
| West USwestus | $0.182 | $0.323 | ▲ 77% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $0.183 | $0.291 | ▲ 59% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $0.186 | $0.323 | ▲ 74% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.186 | $0.356 | ▲ 91% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.187 | $0.298 | ▲ 59% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.187 | $0.298 | ▲ 59% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $0.191 | $0.356 | ▲ 86% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.195 | $0.361 | ▲ 85% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.195 | $0.348 | ▲ 78% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.201 | $0.361 | ▲ 80% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.203 | $0.348 | ▲ 71% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.204 | $0.336 | ▲ 65% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $0.204 | $0.379 | ▲ 86% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.215 | $0.386 | ▲ 80% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $0.219 | $0.363 | ▲ 66% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $0.244 | $0.356 | ▲ 46% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.248 | $0.497 | ▲ 100% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.