Standard_D128nlds_v6
Standard_D128nlds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 128 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $8.963 per hour on demand ($6,542.99 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.288 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.888 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $8.963 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $8.963 | $1.656 | $5.288 | $3.047 | $6.543 | $3.675 |
| Central US centralus | $8.963 | $1.655 | $5.288 | $2.868 | $6.095 | $3.406 |
| East US eastus | $8.963 | $1.888 | $5.288 | $2.868 | $6.095 | $3.406 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.963 | $1.656 | $5.288 | $2.868 | $6.095 | $3.406 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.963 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.963 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Central US northcentralus | $8.963 | $1.656 | $5.288 | $2.868 | $6.095 | $3.406 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.963 | $1.656 | $5.288 | $2.868 | $6.095 | $3.406 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.963 | $1.656 | $5.288 | $2.868 | $6.095 | $3.406 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $9.627 | $1.779 | $5.68 | $3.466 | $7.124 | $4.14 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $9.793 | $1.81 | $5.778 | $3.036 | $7.051 | $3.721 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $9.793 | $1.81 | $5.778 | $3.036 | $7.051 | $3.721 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $9.859 | $1.822 | $5.817 | $3.451 | $7.591 | $4.141 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $10.117 | $1.87 | $5.969 | $3.642 | $7.487 | $4.35 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $10.125 | $1.871 | $5.974 | $3.746 | $7.391 | $4.455 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $10.208 | $1.886 | $6.023 | $3.777 | $7.554 | $4.594 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $10.208 | $1.886 | $6.023 | $3.777 | $7.554 | $5.308 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $10.291 | $1.902 | $6.072 | $3.499 | $7.41 | $4.219 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $10.308 | $1.905 | $6.082 | $3.814 | $7.525 | $4.535 |
| France Central francecentral | $10.623 | $1.963 | $6.268 | $3.824 | $7.861 | $4.674 |
| UK South uksouth | $10.623 | $1.867 | $6.268 | $3.824 | $7.861 | $4.568 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $10.632 | $1.965 | $6.273 | $3.827 | $7.868 | $4.572 |
| Italy North italynorth | $10.706 | $1.978 | $6.316 | $3.854 | $7.922 | $4.604 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $10.756 | $1.988 | $6.346 | $3.442 | $7.314 | $4.087 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $10.756 | $1.988 | $6.346 | $3.442 | $7.314 | $4.087 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $10.789 | $1.994 | $6.343 | $3.239 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $10.789 | $1.994 | $6.343 | $3.239 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $10.845 | $2.004 | $6.399 | $3.904 | $8.025 | $4.663 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $11.121 | $2.055 | $6.45 | $4.003 | $8.229 | $4.893 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $11.204 | $2.071 | $6.587 | $3.363 | – | – |
| West US westus | $11.204 | $2.071 | $6.61 | $3.921 | $8.291 | $4.706 |
| North Europe northeurope | $11.229 | $2.075 | $6.625 | $4.042 | $8.309 | $4.829 |
| West Europe westeurope | $11.229 | $2.075 | $6.625 | $4.042 | $8.309 | $4.829 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $11.247 | $2.078 | $6.636 | $4.162 | $8.323 | $5.848 |
| Japan West japanwest | $11.279 | $2.084 | $6.655 | $4.173 | $8.685 | $5.527 |
| Japan East japaneast | $11.287 | $2.086 | $6.659 | $4.289 | $8.691 | $5.305 |
| West India westindia | $11.473 | $2.12 | $6.769 | $3.901 | $8.375 | $4.704 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $11.652 | $2.153 | $6.875 | $3.962 | $7.923 | $4.661 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $11.652 | $2.153 | $6.875 | $4.311 | $8.506 | $5.127 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $11.702 | $2.163 | $6.904 | $3.979 | $7.957 | $4.681 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $11.702 | $1.17 | $6.904 | $3.979 | $7.957 | $4.681 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.702 | $2.163 | $6.904 | $3.979 | $7.957 | $4.681 |
| East Asia eastasia | $11.868 | $2.193 | $7.002 | $4.035 | $8.545 | $4.866 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $12.05 | $2.227 | $7.11 | $4.338 | $8.917 | $5.181 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $12.515 | $2.313 | $7.384 | $4.505 | $9.261 | $5.381 |
| South India southindia | $12.638 | $2.336 | $7.457 | $4.297 | $9.226 | $5.182 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $12.817 | $2.369 | $7.562 | $4.742 | $9.485 | $6.665 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $12.817 | $2.369 | $7.562 | $4.614 | $9.485 | $5.511 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $13.27 | $2.452 | $7.83 | $4.777 | $9.82 | $5.706 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $13.777 | $2.546 | $8.128 | $4.822 | $10.608 | $5.786 |
| France South francesouth | $13.81 | $2.552 | $8.148 | $4.972 | $10.219 | $6.076 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $14.622 | $2.702 | $8.627 | $5.41 | $10.82 | $7.603 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $15.148 | $2.799 | $8.937 | $5.605 | $11.058 | $6.665 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $15.666 | $2.895 | $9.243 | $5.64 | $11.593 | $6.736 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $16.663 | $3.079 | $9.831 | $5.998 | $12.331 | $7.165 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $16.671 | $3.081 | $9.836 | $6.168 | $12.336 | $8.669 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $17.91 | $3.31 | $10.567 | $6.268 | $13.791 | $7.522 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $8.963 | $5.288 | $2.868 |
| Windows | $14.851 | $11.176 | $8.756 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 200 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 4 x 1760 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 7,040 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 204,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 6,782 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D128nlds_v6 |
| Family | Dnldsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dnldsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Dnldsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2nlds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.14 |
| Standard_D4nlds_v6 | 4 | 8 | $0.28 |
| Standard_D8nlds_v6 | 8 | 16 | $0.56 |
| Standard_D16nlds_v6 | 16 | 32 | $1.12 |
| Standard_D32nlds_v6 | 32 | 64 | $2.241 |
| Standard_D48nlds_v6 | 48 | 96 | $3.361 |
| Standard_D64nlds_v6 | 64 | 128 | $4.482 |
| Standard_D96nlds_v6 | 96 | 192 | $6.722 |
| Standard_D128nlds_v6 | 128 | 256 | $8.963 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.