f8alsv6 as an AKS node
8 vCPU16 GiBx86_64Azure us-eastStandard_F8als_v6
Where the f8alsv6 goes
Default AKS setup: AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay.
CPU7.62 of 8 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
$353.32on demand / month · $0.4840/h
$74.48spot / month (varies)
f8alsv6 AKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a f8alsv6 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 4196 MiB of memory and 180m CPU, leaving 11.90 GiB and 7.82 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a f8alsv6 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 13.71 GiB and 7.82 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 11 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $353.32/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on f8alsv6
| 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 | 4096 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 74.4% |
| AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet max pods 110 | 110 | 180m | 2250 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.82 | 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 f8alsv6
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 | $4.65 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 30 | 30 | $11.78 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 23 | 26 | $15.36 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 15 | 15 | $23.55 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 11 | 13 | $32.12 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $50.47 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 5 | 6 | $70.66 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 2 | 3 | $176.66 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $353.32 |
Similar AKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d8plsv6 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $181.04 | $15.21 |
| d8plsv5 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $198.56 | $16.68 |
| d8pldsv5 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $224.11 | $18.83 |
| d8pldsv6 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $227.76 | $19.14 |
| d8alsv6 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $235.06 | $19.75 |
| d8alsv7 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $235.06 | $19.75 |
| d8lsv5 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $248.20 | $20.85 |
| d8lsv6 | 8 | 16 | 7.82 | 11.90 GiB | 250 | $260.61 | $21.90 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n4a-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $189.68 | $14.26 |
| c6g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 15.03 GiB | 58 | $198.56 | $13.21 |
| n4d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $208.66 | $15.69 |
| c7g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 15.03 GiB | 58 | $211.70 | $14.08 |
| c2d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $218.89 | $16.45 |
| c3d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $218.89 | $16.45 |