Standard_D8alds_v6vsStandard_D8alds_v7

Standard_D8alds_v6 and Standard_D8alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.381 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7
On-demand$0.381/hr$0.381/hr
Lowest rate$0.0803/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0739/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 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_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7Standard_D8alds_v7 vs Standard_D8alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.381$0.381Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.080381% off$0.0739▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.224741% off$0.2247Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.144762% off$0.1447Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.255333% off$0.2553Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.167656% off$0.1676Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D8alds_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 16
63% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_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_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_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_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8alds_v6Standard_D8alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.246$0.246Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.246$0.246Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.381$0.381Same
East US 2eastus2$0.381$0.381Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.381$0.381Same
West US 2westus2$0.381$0.381Same
West US 3westus3$0.381$0.381Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.408$0.408Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.419$0.419Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.426$0.426Same
North Europenortheurope$0.426$0.426Same
Central UScentralus$0.43$0.381▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.443$0.443Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.447$0.447Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.447$0.447Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.447$0.447Same
West USwestus$0.447$0.447Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.456$0.456Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.46$0.46Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.461$0.461Same
West Europewesteurope$0.461$0.461Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.47$0.47Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.47$0.478▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.47$0.47Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.478$0.478Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.478$0.478Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.483$0.483Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.496$0.496Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.496$0.496Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.51$0.51Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.527$0.527Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.545$0.545Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.545$0.545Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.611$0.611Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D8alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D8alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D8alds_v6 with

Standard_D8lds_v6Standard_D8plds_v6
Standard_D8alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D8alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8alds_v7 with

Standard_D8lds_v7Standard_D8plds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7

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