Standard_D64ads_v7vsStandard_D64ds_v7

Standard_D64ads_v7 is 30% cheaper than Standard_D64ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,148.29 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
On-demand$3.648/hr30% less$5.221/hr
Lowest rate$0.7077/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.9648/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
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_v7Standard_D64ds_v7Standard_D64ds_v7 vs Standard_D64ads_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$3.648$5.221▲ 43%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.707782% off$0.9648▲ 36%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.152——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.386——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.51732% off$3.55▲ 41%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.67854% off$2.402▲ 43%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$3.648 vs $5.221 per hour
30% cheaper
Where Standard_D64ds_v7 leads
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higher
Max disk throughput (uncached)3,776 MB/s vs 3,744 MB/s
1% higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
Network45,000 Mbps45,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces815
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
Storage4 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe3,520 GiB3,520 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)128,000128,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)3,744 MB/s3,776 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
FamilyDadsv7Ddsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7
Seriesdadsv7-seriesddsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64ads_v7Standard_D64ds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$3.648$5.012▲ 37%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.648$5.221▲ 43%
East US 2eastus2$3.648$5.221▲ 43%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.648$5.221▲ 43%
West US 2westus2$3.648$5.221▲ 43%
West US 3westus3$3.648$5.221▲ 43%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.904$5.313▲ 36%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.019$5.764▲ 43%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.077$6.265▲ 54%
North Europenortheurope$4.077$6.027▲ 48%
UK Southuksouth$4.243$6.298▲ 48%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.288$6.057▲ 41%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.288$5.795▲ 35%
West USwestus$4.288$6.808▲ 59%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.371$6.265▲ 43%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.416$6.014▲ 36%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.416$6.265▲ 42%
West Europewesteurope$4.416$6.516▲ 48%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.499$6.432▲ 43%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.582$6.265▲ 37%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.883$6.432▲ 32%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.222$6.892▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.856$8.354▲ 43%

Keep exploring

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

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