Standard_D8ps_v7vsStandard_D8s_v7

Standard_D8ps_v7 is 14% cheaper than Standard_D8s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $53.29 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
On-demand$0.456/hr14% less$0.529/hr
Lowest rate$0.0912/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0978/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7Standard_D8s_v7 vs Standard_D8ps_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.456$0.529▲ 16%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.091282% off$0.0978▲ 7%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.2688——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.1732——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.310131% off$0.365▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.214354% off$0.2433▲ 14%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8ps_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.456 vs $0.529 per hour
14% cheaper
Where Standard_D8s_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

19 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores–4
Threads per core–2
Architecturearm64x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Memory (GiB)–32
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Network–25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networking–Yes
Max network interfaces–4
Storage5 of 5 differStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Max data disks–26
Premium SSD–Yes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)–16,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)–472 MB/s
Ephemeral OS disk–No
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
FamilyDpsv7Dsv7
Category–General purpose
VM generations–V2
Encryption at host–Yes
Other2 of 2 differStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7
Specs sourcederived from size nameAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–dsv7-series

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8ps_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8ps_v7Standard_D8s_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.456$0.508▲ 11%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.456$0.529▲ 16%
East US 2eastus2$0.456$0.529▲ 16%
West US 2westus2$0.456$0.529▲ 16%
West US 3westus3$0.456$0.529▲ 16%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.501$0.584▲ 17%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.533$0.563▲ 6%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.547$0.635▲ 16%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.547$0.529▼ 3%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.547$0.635▲ 16%
UK Southuksouth$0.57$0.638▲ 12%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.592$0.61▲ 3%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.592$0.614▲ 4%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.592$0.587▼ 1%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.592$0.538▼ 9%
West USwestus$0.592$0.69▲ 17%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.615$0.652▲ 6%
North Europenortheurope$0.652$0.611▼ 6%
West Europewesteurope$0.652$0.66▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.661$0.635▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.665$0.652▼ 2%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.911$0.847▼ 7%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D8ps_v7Dpsv7 family
Standard_D8ps_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8ps_v7 with

Standard_D8as_v7Standard_E8ps_v7Standard_D8ps_v6
Standard_D8s_v7General purpose, Dsv7 family
Standard_D8s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv7 family

Compare Standard_D8s_v7 with

Standard_D8as_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.