Standard_D8ds_v7vsStandard_D8pds_v7

Standard_D8pds_v7 is 10% cheaper than Standard_D8ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $49.64 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
On-demand$0.653/hr$0.585/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.1207/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.117/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7 vs Standard_D8ds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.653$0.585▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.120780% off$0.117▼ 3%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.3454—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.2225—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.44432% off$0.3978▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.300453% off$0.275▼ 8%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8ds_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D8pds_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.585 vs $0.653 per hour
10% cheaper

Specs

21 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores4–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
Memory (GiB)32–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
Network25,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces4–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
Storage440 GiB temp NVMe SSD–
Local NVMe440 GiB–
Max data disks26–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)16,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)472 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
FamilyDdsv7Dpdsv7
CategoryGeneral purpose–
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7
Seriesddsv7-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8ds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8ds_v7Standard_D8pds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.626$0.585▼ 7%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.653$0.585▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.653$0.585▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.653$0.703▲ 8%
West US 2westus2$0.653$0.585▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.653$0.585▼ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.664$0.761▲ 15%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.694$0.685▼ 1%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.721$0.644▼ 11%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.724$0.761▲ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.752$0.761▲ 1%
North Europenortheurope$0.753$0.837▲ 11%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.757$0.761▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.783$0.849▲ 8%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.783$0.703▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.783$0.703▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.787$0.732▼ 7%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.804$0.79▼ 2%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.804$0.855▲ 6%
West Europewesteurope$0.814$0.837▲ 3%
West USwestus$0.851$0.761▼ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.044$1.171▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D8ds_v7General purpose, Ddsv7 family
Standard_D8ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8ds_v7 with

Standard_D8ads_v7Standard_E8ds_v7Standard_D8ds_v6
Standard_D8pds_v7Dpdsv7 family
Standard_D8pds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8pds_v7 with

Standard_D8ads_v7Standard_E8pds_v7Standard_D8pds_v6

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