Standard_D8ads_v6vsStandard_D8ds_v6

Standard_D8ads_v6 is 8% cheaper than Standard_D8ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $30.66 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
On-demand$0.456/hr8% less$0.498/hr
Lowest rate$0.0961/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1049/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 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_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6Standard_D8ds_v6 vs Standard_D8ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.456$0.498▲ 9%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.096179% off$0.1049▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.269138% off$0.3089▲ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.173361% off$0.1943▲ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.314631% off$0.3436▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.209854% off$0.2291▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.456 vs $0.498 per hour
8% cheaper
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,200 vs 12,800
19% higher
Where Standard_D8ds_v6 leads
Max data disks24 vs 16
50% higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
Storage440 GiB temp NVMe SSD440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe440 GiB440 GiB
Max data disks1624
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,20012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s424 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
FamilyDadsv6Ddsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_D8ds_v6
Seriesdadsv6-seriesddsv6-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_D8ds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.295$0.524▲ 78%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.295$0.524▲ 78%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.295$0.524▲ 78%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.456$0.498▲ 9%
East US 2eastus2$0.456$0.498▲ 9%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.456$0.498▲ 9%
West US 2westus2$0.456$0.498▲ 9%
West US 3westus3$0.456$0.498▲ 9%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.472$0.524▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.488$0.53▲ 9%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.502$0.548▲ 9%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.51$0.555▲ 9%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.51$0.555▲ 9%
North Europenortheurope$0.51$0.555▲ 9%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.515$0.529▲ 3%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.515$0.529▲ 3%
Central UScentralus$0.516$0.563▲ 9%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.525$0.573▲ 9%
UK Southuksouth$0.53$0.576▲ 9%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.536$0.581▲ 8%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.536$0.581▲ 8%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.536$0.555▲ 4%
West USwestus$0.536$0.581▲ 8%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.546$0.598▲ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.546$0.598▲ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.552$0.597▲ 8%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.552$0.596▲ 8%
UK Westukwest$0.552$0.603▲ 9%
West Europewesteurope$0.552$0.597▲ 8%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.562$0.613▲ 9%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.562$0.611▲ 9%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.562$0.611▲ 9%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.562$0.613▲ 9%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.573$0.623▲ 9%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.573$0.623▲ 9%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.573$0.623▲ 9%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.573$0.623▲ 9%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.573$0.623▲ 9%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.578$0.623▲ 8%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.578$0.623▲ 8%
West Indiawestindia$0.584$0.638▲ 9%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.594$0.648▲ 9%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.594$0.644▲ 8%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.594$0.644▲ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.61$0.663▲ 9%
East Asiaeastasia$0.631$0.685▲ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.637$0.688▲ 8%
South Indiasouthindia$0.642$0.703▲ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.653$0.581▼ 11%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.653$0.713▲ 9%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.653$0.663▲ 2%
France Southfrancesouth$0.695$0.756▲ 9%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.717$0.776▲ 8%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.73$0.794▲ 9%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.731$0.794▲ 9%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.732$0.794▲ 8%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.79$0.857▲ 8%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.849$0.854▲ 1%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.849$1.011▲ 19%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.95$1.032▲ 9%

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