Standard_D64ads_v6vsStandard_D64ads_v7

Standard_D64ads_v6 and Standard_D64ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.648 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
On-demand$3.648/hr$3.648/hr
Lowest rate$0.769/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.7077/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 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_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ads_v7 vs Standard_D64ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.648$3.648Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.76981% off$0.7077▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.15241% off$2.152Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.38662% off$1.386Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.51731% off$2.517Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.67854% off$1.678Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D64ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
Network36,000 Mbps45,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
Storage4 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe3,520 GiB3,520 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)115,200128,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,880 MB/s3,744 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64ads_v6Standard_D64ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.362$2.362Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.362$2.362Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.648$3.648Same
East US 2eastus2$3.648$3.648Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.648$3.648Same
West US 2westus2$3.648$3.648Same
West US 3westus3$3.648$3.648Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.904$3.904Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.019$4.019Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.077$4.077Same
North Europenortheurope$4.077$4.077Same
Central UScentralus$4.128$3.648▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$4.243$4.243Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.288$4.288Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.288$4.288Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.288$4.288Same
West USwestus$4.288$4.288Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.371$4.371Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.416$4.416Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.416$4.416Same
West Europewesteurope$4.416$4.416Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.495$4.582▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.499$4.499Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.499$4.499Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.582$4.582Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.582$4.582Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.627$4.627Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.755$4.755Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.755$4.755Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.883$4.883Same
East Asiaeastasia$5.05$5.05Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.222$5.222Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.222$5.222Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.856$5.856Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D64ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D64ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D64ads_v6 with

Standard_D64ds_v6Standard_E64ads_v6Standard_D64pds_v6Standard_D64ads_v5
Standard_D64ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D64ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D64ads_v7 with

Standard_D64ds_v7Standard_D64pds_v7Standard_E64ads_v7Standard_F64ads_v7

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