Standard_D64alds_v7vsStandard_F64alds_v7

Standard_D64alds_v7 is 33% cheaper than Standard_F64alds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,119.09 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
On-demand$3.046/hr33% less$4.579/hr
Lowest rate$0.5909/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8883/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)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_v7Standard_F64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7 vs Standard_D64alds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.590981% off$0.8883▲ 50%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.79738% off$2.839▲ 58%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.15862% off$1.74▲ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$2.04133% off$3.068▲ 50%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$1.3456% off$2.015▲ 50%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64alds_v7 leads
On-demand price$3.046 vs $4.579 per hour
33% cheaper
Where Standard_F64alds_v7 leads
Physical cores64 vs 32
2× higher
Local NVMe7,040 GiB vs 3,520 GiB
2× higher
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higher

Specs

11 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 5 differStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3264
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
Network45,000 Mbps75,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces815
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
Storage4 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 1760 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe3,520 GiB7,040 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)128,000204,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)3,744 MB/s7,488 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv7Faldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv7-seriesfaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64alds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64alds_v7Standard_F64alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.971$2.959▲ 50%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.971$2.959▲ 50%
Central UScentralus$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
East US 2eastus2$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
West US 2westus2$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
West US 3westus3$3.046$4.579▲ 50%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.264$4.897▲ 50%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.354$5.033▲ 50%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.405$5.109▲ 50%
North Europenortheurope$3.405$5.109▲ 50%
UK Southuksouth$3.546$5.321▲ 50%
France Centralfrancecentral$3.578$5.374▲ 50%
Italy Northitalynorth$3.578$5.374▲ 50%
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.578$5.374▲ 50%
West USwestus$3.578$5.374▲ 50%
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.648$4.314▲ 18%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.68$5.525▲ 50%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.686$5.533▲ 50%
West Europewesteurope$3.686$5.533▲ 50%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.757$5.639▲ 50%
UAE Northuaenorth$3.757$5.639▲ 50%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.827$5.745▲ 50%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.827$5.745▲ 50%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.827$5.745▲ 50%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.866$5.798▲ 50%
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.968$5.957▲ 50%
Japan Westjapanwest$3.968$5.957▲ 50%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.077$6.115▲ 50%
East Asiaeastasia$4.218$6.335▲ 50%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.358$6.547▲ 50%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.358$6.547▲ 50%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.89$7.342▲ 50%

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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

Standard_D64lds_v7Standard_D64plds_v7Standard_D64alds_v6
Standard_F64alds_v7Compute optimized, Faldsv7 family
Standard_F64alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Faldsv7 family

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