Standard_D8as_v6vsStandard_D8as_v7

Standard_D8as_v6 and Standard_D8as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.363 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7
On-demand$0.363/hr$0.363/hr
Lowest rate$0.0766/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0704/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_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7Standard_D8as_v7 vs Standard_D8as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.363$0.363Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.076681% off$0.0704▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.214341% off$0.2143Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.13862% off$0.138Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.250531% off$0.2505Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.16754% off$0.167Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D8as_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 16
63% higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_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_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_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_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7
FamilyDasv6Dasv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7
Seriesdasv6-seriesdasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8as_v6Standard_D8as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.234$0.234Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.234$0.234Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.363$0.363Same
East US 2eastus2$0.363$0.363Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.363$0.363Same
West US 2westus2$0.363$0.363Same
West US 3westus3$0.363$0.363Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.388$0.388Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.399$0.399Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.405$0.405Same
North Europenortheurope$0.405$0.405Same
Central UScentralus$0.41$0.363▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.422$0.422Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.424$0.456▲ 8%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.426$0.426Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.426$0.426Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.426$0.426Same
West USwestus$0.426$0.426Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.434$0.434Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.439$0.439Same
West Europewesteurope$0.439$0.439Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.44$0.44Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.447$0.447Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.447$0.447Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.456$0.456Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.456$0.456Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.46$0.46Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.473$0.473Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.473$0.473Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.486$0.486Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.502$0.502Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.519$0.519Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.519$0.519Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.582$0.582Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D8as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D8as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

Compare Standard_D8as_v6 with

Standard_D8s_v6Standard_E8as_v6Standard_F8as_v6Standard_D8ps_v6Standard_D8as_v5
Standard_D8as_v7General purpose, Dasv7 family
Standard_D8as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv7 family

Compare Standard_D8as_v7 with

Standard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7Standard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7

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