Standard_D64alds_v6vsStandard_D64alds_v7

Standard_D64alds_v6 and Standard_D64alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.046 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7
On-demand$3.046/hr$3.046/hr
Lowest rate$0.6421/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.5909/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 128 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_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7Standard_D64alds_v7 vs Standard_D64alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.046$3.046Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.642181% off$0.5909▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.79741% off$1.797Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.15862% off$1.158Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$2.04133% off$2.041Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$1.3456% off$1.34Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D64alds_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_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_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7
Network36,000 Mbps45,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_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_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64alds_v6Standard_D64alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.971$1.971Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.971$1.971Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.046$3.046Same
East US 2eastus2$3.046$3.046Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.046$3.046Same
West US 2westus2$3.046$3.046Same
West US 3westus3$3.046$3.046Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.264$3.264Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.354$3.354Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.405$3.405Same
North Europenortheurope$3.405$3.405Same
Central UScentralus$3.443$3.046▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$3.546$3.546Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.578$3.578Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.578$3.578Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.578$3.578Same
West USwestus$3.578$3.578Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.648$3.648Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.68$3.68Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.686$3.686Same
West Europewesteurope$3.686$3.686Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.757$3.757Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.757$3.757Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.761$3.827▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.827$3.827Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.827$3.827Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.866$3.866Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.968$3.968Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.968$3.968Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.077$4.077Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.218$4.218Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.358$4.358Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.358$4.358Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.89$4.89Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D64alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D64alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D64alds_v6 with

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Standard_D64alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D64alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

Compare Standard_D64alds_v7 with

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