d8pdsv5 as an AKS node
8 vCPU32 GiBarm64Azure us-eastStandard_D8pds_v5
Where the d8pdsv5 goes
Default AKS setup: AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay.
CPU7.62 of 8 vCPU left for your pods
Memory26.68 GiB of 32 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
250max pods per node
$264.26on demand / month · $0.3620/h
$55.86spot / month (varies)
d8pdsv5 AKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a d8pdsv5 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 5150 MiB of memory and 180m CPU, leaving 26.97 GiB and 7.82 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a d8pdsv5 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2350 MiB of memory and 180m CPU, leaving 29.71 GiB and 7.82 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 15 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $264.26/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on d8pdsv5
| 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 | 180m | 5050 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 84.3% |
| AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet max pods 110 | 110 | 180m | 2250 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.82 | 29.71 GiB | 92.8% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one d8pdsv5
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 | 76 | 76 | $3.48 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 30 | 30 | $8.81 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 30 | 30 | $8.81 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 15 | 15 | $17.62 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 15 | 15 | $17.62 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $37.75 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 7 | 7 | $37.75 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 3 | 3 | $88.09 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $264.26 |
Similar AKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d8psv6 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $205.13 | $7.61 |
| d8psv5 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $224.84 | $8.34 |
| d8asv5 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $251.12 | $9.31 |
| dc8asv5 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $251.12 | $9.31 |
| d8asv6 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $264.99 | $9.83 |
| d8asv7 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $264.99 | $9.83 |
| d8pdsv6 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $267.91 | $9.93 |
| d8asv4 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $280.32 | $10.39 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $195.67 | $6.90 |
| t4g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $196.22 | $6.32 |
| t3a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $219.58 | $7.08 |
| m6g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $224.84 | $7.25 |
| n4a-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $224.84 | $7.93 |
| t2a-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $224.84 | $7.93 |