d4pdsv5 as an AKS node
4 vCPU16 GiBarm64Azure us-eastStandard_D4pds_v5
Where the d4pdsv5 goes
Default AKS setup: AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay.
CPU3.66 of 4 vCPU left for your pods
Memory11.61 GiB of 16 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
250max pods per node
$132.13on demand / month · $0.1810/h
$27.93spot / month (varies)
d4pdsv5 AKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a d4pdsv5 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 4196 MiB of memory and 140m CPU, leaving 11.90 GiB and 3.86 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a d4pdsv5 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2350 MiB of memory and 140m CPU, leaving 13.71 GiB and 3.86 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 7 per node after DaemonSets; 2 nodes for 10 replicas, about $264.26/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on d4pdsv5
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay max pods 250 | 250 | 140m | 4096 Mi + 100 Mi | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 74.4% |
| AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet max pods 110 | 110 | 140m | 2250 Mi + 100 Mi | 3.86 | 13.71 GiB | 85.7% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one d4pdsv5
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay | AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 36 | 36 | $3.67 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 14 | 14 | $9.44 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 14 | 14 | $9.44 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 7 | 7 | $18.88 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $18.88 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 3 | 3 | $44.04 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 3 | 3 | $44.04 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 1 | 1 | $132.13 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 0 | 0 | — |
Similar AKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4psv6 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $102.20 | $8.59 |
| d4psv5 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $112.42 | $9.45 |
| d4asv5 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $125.56 | $10.55 |
| dc4asv5 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $125.56 | $10.55 |
| d4asv6 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $132.86 | $11.16 |
| d4asv7 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $132.86 | $11.16 |
| d4pdsv6 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $134.32 | $11.29 |
| d4asv4 | 4 | 16 | 3.86 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $140.16 | $11.78 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $97.84 | $7.35 |
| t4g.xlarge | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 15.03 GiB | 58 | $98.11 | $6.53 |
| t3a.xlarge | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 15.03 GiB | 58 | $109.79 | $7.30 |
| m6g.xlarge | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 15.03 GiB | 58 | $112.42 | $7.48 |
| n4a-standard-4 | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $112.42 | $8.45 |
| t2a-standard-4 | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $112.42 | $8.45 |