Standard_DC2ads_v6vsStandard_DC2ads_v7

Standard_DC2ads_v6 is 20% cheaper than Standard_DC2ads_v7 on demand in East US, saving $23.36 a month.

At a glanceStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
On-demand$0.125/hr20% less$0.157/hr
Lowest rate$0.0264/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0314/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7Standard_DC2ads_v7 vs Standard_DC2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.125$0.157▲ 26%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026480% off$0.0314▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront20% off$0.1003——
3-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$0.0752——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment15% off$0.1063——
3-yr savings planHourly commitment35% off$0.0813——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DC2ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.125 vs $0.157 per hour
20% cheaper
Where Standard_DC2ads_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

22 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 6 differStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores1–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)–
ACU (compute units)230–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
Memory (GiB)8–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingNo–
Max network interfaces2–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
Storage75 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk75 GiB–
Max data disks4–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details5 of 5 differStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
FamilyDCadsv6DCadsv7
CategoryGeneral purpose–
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Confidential computingSNP–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7
Seriesdcadsv6-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_DC2ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_DC2ads_v6Standard_DC2ads_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.125$0.157▲ 26%
East US 2eastus2$0.125$0.157▲ 26%
North Europenortheurope$0.14$0.175▲ 25%
UK Southuksouth$0.146$0.182▲ 25%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.147$0.184▲ 25%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.15$0.188▲ 25%
UK Westukwest$0.152$0.19▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DC2ads_v6General purpose, DCadsv6 family
Standard_DC2ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the DCadsv6 family

Compare Standard_DC2ads_v6 with

Standard_DC2ads_v5
Standard_DC2ads_v7DCadsv7 family
Standard_DC2ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the DCadsv7 family

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