Standard_D8alds_v7vsStandard_F8alds_v7

Standard_D8alds_v7 is 33% cheaper than Standard_F8alds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $139.43 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
On-demand$0.381/hr33% less$0.572/hr
Lowest rate$0.0739/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.111/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 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_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7 vs Standard_D8alds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.073981% off$0.111▲ 50%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.224738% off$0.3549▲ 58%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.144762% off$0.2175▲ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.255333% off$0.3832▲ 50%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.167656% off$0.2517▲ 50%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8alds_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.381 vs $0.572 per hour
33% cheaper
Where Standard_F8alds_v7 leads
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Local NVMe880 GiB vs 440 GiB
2× higher

Specs

11 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 5 differStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores48
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
Network25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces48
Storage5 of 7 differStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
Storage440 GiB temp NVMe SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe440 GiB880 GiB
Max data disks2648
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)16,00032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)468 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv7Faldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv7-seriesfaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8alds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8alds_v7Standard_F8alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.246$0.37▲ 50%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.246$0.37▲ 50%
Central UScentralus$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
East US 2eastus2$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
West US 2westus2$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
West US 3westus3$0.381$0.572▲ 50%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.408$0.612▲ 50%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.419$0.629▲ 50%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.426$0.639▲ 50%
North Europenortheurope$0.426$0.639▲ 50%
UK Southuksouth$0.443$0.665▲ 50%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.447$0.672▲ 50%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.447$0.672▲ 50%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.447$0.672▲ 50%
West USwestus$0.447$0.672▲ 50%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.456$0.539▲ 18%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.46$0.691▲ 50%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.461$0.692▲ 50%
West Europewesteurope$0.461$0.692▲ 50%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.47$0.705▲ 50%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.47$0.705▲ 50%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.478$0.718▲ 50%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.478$0.718▲ 50%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.478$0.718▲ 50%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.483$0.725▲ 50%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.496$0.745▲ 50%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.496$0.745▲ 50%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.51$0.764▲ 50%
East Asiaeastasia$0.527$0.792▲ 50%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.545$0.818▲ 50%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.545$0.818▲ 50%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.611$0.918▲ 50%

Keep exploring

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

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_D8alds_v6
Standard_F8alds_v7Compute optimized, Faldsv7 family
Standard_F8alds_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.