Standard_D8als_v6vsStandard_D8als_v7

Standard_D8als_v6 and Standard_D8als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.322 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7
On-demand$0.322/hr$0.322/hr
Lowest rate$0.0679/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0625/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_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7Standard_D8als_v7 vs Standard_D8als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.322$0.322Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.067981% off$0.0625▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.189741% off$0.1897Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.122262% off$0.1222Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.215733% off$0.2157Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.141756% off$0.1417Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D8als_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 16
63% higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_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_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7
Max data disks1626
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,20016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s468 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7
FamilyDalsv6Dalsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7
Seriesdalsv6-seriesdalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8als_v6Standard_D8als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.208$0.208Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.208$0.208Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.322$0.322Same
East US 2eastus2$0.322$0.322Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.322$0.322Same
West US 2westus2$0.322$0.322Same
West US 3westus3$0.322$0.322Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.344$0.344Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.354$0.354Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.358$0.358Same
North Europenortheurope$0.358$0.358Same
Central UScentralus$0.363$0.322▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.374$0.374Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.378$0.378Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.378$0.378Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.378$0.378Same
West USwestus$0.378$0.378Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.385$0.385Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.389$0.389Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.389$0.389Same
West Europewesteurope$0.389$0.389Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.396$0.396Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.396$0.403▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.396$0.396Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.403$0.403Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.403$0.403Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.407$0.407Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.418$0.418Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.418$0.418Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.43$0.43Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.445$0.445Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.459$0.459Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.459$0.459Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.516$0.516Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D8als_v6General purpose, Dalsv6 family
Standard_D8als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv6 family

Compare Standard_D8als_v6 with

Standard_D8ls_v6Standard_F8als_v6Standard_D8pls_v6
Standard_D8als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D8als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8als_v7 with

Standard_D8ls_v7Standard_D8pls_v7Standard_F8als_v7

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