Standard_D64as_v6vsStandard_D64s_v6

Standard_D64as_v6 is 10% cheaper than Standard_D64s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $233.60 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
On-demand$2.906/hr10% less$3.226/hr
Lowest rate$0.6129/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.6804/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald 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_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6Standard_D64s_v6 vs Standard_D64as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$2.906$3.226▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.612979% off$0.6804▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.71438% off$2.00▲ 17%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.10461% off$1.258▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.00531% off$2.226▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.33754% off$1.484▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64as_v6 leads
On-demand price$2.906 vs $3.226 per hour
10% cheaper
Max disk IOPS (uncached)115,200 vs 102,400
13% higher
Where Standard_D64s_v6 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
Network36,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)115,200102,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,880 MB/s3,392 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
FamilyDasv6Dsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6
Seriesdasv6-seriesdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64as_v6Standard_D64s_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.875$3.394▲ 81%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.875$3.394▲ 81%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.875$3.394▲ 81%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.906$3.226▲ 11%
East US 2eastus2$2.906$3.226▲ 11%
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.906$3.226▲ 11%
West US 2westus2$2.906$3.226▲ 11%
West US 3westus3$2.906$3.226▲ 11%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.053$3.392▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.104$3.427▲ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.194$3.548▲ 11%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.238$3.596▲ 11%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.238$3.596▲ 11%
North Europenortheurope$3.238$3.596▲ 11%
Central UScentralus$3.283$3.645▲ 11%
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.341$3.709▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$3.379$3.73▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.393$3.75▲ 11%
France Centralfrancecentral$3.411$3.763▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$3.411$3.763▲ 10%
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.411$3.596▲ 5%
West USwestus$3.411$3.763▲ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.475$3.871▲ 11%
West Central USwestcentralus$3.475$3.871▲ 11%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.514$3.864▲ 10%
UK Westukwest$3.514$3.903▲ 11%
West Europewesteurope$3.514$3.864▲ 10%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.52$3.872▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.578$3.965▲ 11%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.578$3.955▲ 11%
UAE Northuaenorth$3.578$3.967▲ 11%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$3.648$4.032▲ 11%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$3.648$4.032▲ 11%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.648$4.032▲ 11%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.648$4.032▲ 11%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$3.648$4.032▲ 11%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$3.68$4.032▲ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.68$4.032▲ 10%
West Indiawestindia$3.712$4.129▲ 11%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.782$4.193▲ 11%
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.782$4.166▲ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$3.782$4.166▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.885$4.29▲ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$4.019$4.435▲ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.051$4.456▲ 10%
South Indiasouthindia$4.083$4.548▲ 11%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.154$3.763▼ 9%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.154$4.612▲ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.154$4.29▲ 3%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$4.41$4.875▲ 11%
France Southfrancesouth$4.422$4.892▲ 11%
Germany Northgermanynorth$4.557$5.023▲ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$4.653$5.141▲ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.659$5.141▲ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.03$5.548▲ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.402$5.526▲ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$5.402$6.541▲ 21%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$6.042$6.683▲ 11%

Keep exploring

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Standard_D64as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D64as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

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