Standard_E128ads_v7vsStandard_E128ds_v7
Standard_E128ads_v7 is 30% cheaper than Standard_E128ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $2,929.49 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $9.293/hr30% less | $13.306/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.734/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.508/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 128 vCPUs, 1024 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 1024 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 vs Standard_E128ads_v7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $9.293 | $13.306 | ▲ 43% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$1.734 | 81% off$2.508 | ▲ 45% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$5.483 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$3.531 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$6.319 | 32% off$9.048 | ▲ 43% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$4.368 | 53% off$6.254 | ▲ 43% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E128ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$9.293 vs $13.306 per hour
30% cheaperWhere Standard_E128ds_v7 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)7,552 MB/s vs 7,488 MB/s
1% higherSpecs
5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 5 differ | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids) |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 75,000 Mbps | 85,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| Storage1 of 7 differ | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 4 x 1760 GiB temp NVMe SSD | 4 x 1760 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 7,040 GiB | 7,040 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 204,800 | 204,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 7,488 MB/s | 7,552 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Eadsv7 | Edsv7 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | eadsv7-series | edsv7-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E128ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E128ads_v7 | Standard_E128ds_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central UScentralus | $9.293 | $12.773 | ▲ 37% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $9.293 | $13.306 | ▲ 43% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $9.293 | $13.306 | ▲ 43% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $9.293 | $13.306 | ▲ 43% |
| West US 2westus2 | $9.293 | $13.306 | ▲ 43% |
| West US 3westus3 | $9.293 | $13.306 | ▲ 43% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $9.933 | $13.54 | ▲ 36% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $10.214 | $14.689 | ▲ 44% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $10.368 | $15.967 | ▲ 54% |
| North Europenortheurope | $10.368 | $15.36 | ▲ 48% |
| UK Southuksouth | $10.803 | $16.052 | ▲ 49% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $10.906 | $15.434 | ▲ 42% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $10.906 | $14.769 | ▲ 35% |
| West USwestus | $10.906 | $17.351 | ▲ 59% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $11.123 | $15.967 | ▲ 44% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $11.20 | $15.967 | ▲ 43% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $11.226 | $15.328 | ▲ 37% |
| West Europewesteurope | $11.226 | $16.605 | ▲ 48% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $11.443 | $16.392 | ▲ 43% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $11.661 | $15.967 | ▲ 37% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $12.416 | $16.392 | ▲ 32% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $13.286 | $17.563 | ▲ 32% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $14.899 | $21.289 | ▲ 43% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.