Standard_D8as_v7vsStandard_D8s_v7

Standard_D8as_v7 is 31% cheaper than Standard_D8s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $121.18 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
On-demand$0.363/hr31% less$0.529/hr
Lowest rate$0.0704/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0978/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite 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_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7Standard_D8s_v7 vs Standard_D8as_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.363$0.529▲ 46%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.070482% off$0.0978▲ 39%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.2143——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.138——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.250531% off$0.365▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.16754% off$0.2433▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8as_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.363 vs $0.529 per hour
31% cheaper
Where Standard_D8s_v7 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)472 MB/s vs 468 MB/s
1% higher

Specs

4 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Network25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Max data disks2626
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)16,00016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)468 MB/s472 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
FamilyDasv7Dsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Seriesdasv7-seriesdsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8as_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8as_v7Standard_D8s_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.363$0.508▲ 40%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.363$0.529▲ 46%
East US 2eastus2$0.363$0.529▲ 46%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.363$0.529▲ 46%
West US 2westus2$0.363$0.529▲ 46%
West US 3westus3$0.363$0.529▲ 46%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.388$0.538▲ 39%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.399$0.584▲ 46%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.405$0.635▲ 57%
North Europenortheurope$0.405$0.611▲ 51%
UK Southuksouth$0.422$0.638▲ 51%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.426$0.614▲ 44%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.426$0.587▲ 38%
West USwestus$0.426$0.69▲ 62%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.434$0.635▲ 46%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.439$0.61▲ 39%
West Europewesteurope$0.439$0.66▲ 50%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.44$0.635▲ 44%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.447$0.652▲ 46%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.456$0.635▲ 39%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.486$0.652▲ 34%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.519$0.699▲ 35%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.582$0.847▲ 46%

Keep exploring

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

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_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7Standard_D8as_v6
Standard_D8s_v7General purpose, Dsv7 family
Standard_D8s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8s_v7 with

Standard_D8ps_v7Standard_E8s_v7Standard_D8s_v6

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