Standard_D8ads_v6vsStandard_D8ads_v7

Standard_D8ads_v6 and Standard_D8ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.456 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
On-demand$0.456/hr$0.456/hr
Lowest rate$0.0961/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0885/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 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_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7Standard_D8ads_v7 vs Standard_D8ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.456$0.456Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.096181% off$0.0885▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.269141% off$0.2691Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.173362% off$0.1733Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.314631% off$0.3146Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.209854% off$0.2098Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D8ads_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 16
63% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
Storage440 GiB temp NVMe SSD440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe440 GiB440 GiB
Max data disks1626
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,20016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s468 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.295$0.295Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.295$0.295Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.456$0.456Same
East US 2eastus2$0.456$0.456Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.456$0.456Same
West US 2westus2$0.456$0.456Same
West US 3westus3$0.456$0.456Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.488$0.488Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.502$0.502Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.51$0.51Same
North Europenortheurope$0.51$0.51Same
Central UScentralus$0.516$0.456▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.53$0.53Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.536$0.536Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.536$0.536Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.536$0.536Same
West USwestus$0.536$0.536Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.546$0.546Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.552$0.552Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.552$0.552Same
West Europewesteurope$0.552$0.552Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.562$0.562Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.562$0.573▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.562$0.562Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.573$0.573Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.573$0.573Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.578$0.578Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.594$0.594Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.594$0.594Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.61$0.61Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.631$0.631Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.653$0.653Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.653$0.653Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.732$0.732Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D8ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D8ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D8ads_v6 with

Standard_D8ds_v6Standard_E8ads_v6Standard_D8pds_v6Standard_D8ads_v5
Standard_D8ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D8ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8ads_v7 with

Standard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7Standard_E8ads_v7Standard_F8ads_v7

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