Standard_D96a_v4
Standard_D96a_v4 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)). In East US it costs $4.608 per hour on demand ($3,363.84 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.709 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.9718 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $2.962 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 | $2.962 | $0.5474 | $1.748 | $1.126 | $2.043 | $1.351 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $2.962 | – | – | – | $2.962 | $2.962 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.962 | – | – | – | $2.962 | $2.962 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.363 | $0.8063 | $2.574 | $1.658 | $3.009 | $1.99 |
| East US eastus | $4.608 | $0.9718 | $2.709 | $1.733 | $3.16 | $2.121 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $2.745 | $1.768 | $3.179 | $2.166 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $2.709 | $1.733 | $3.16 | $2.121 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $2.709 | $1.733 | $3.16 | $2.121 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $2.719 | $1.751 | $3.16 | $2.121 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $4.821 | $0.8909 | $2.835 | $1.813 | $3.351 | $2.219 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.848 | $0.8959 | $2.86 | $1.842 | $3.636 | $2.473 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.896 | $0.9048 | $2.889 | $1.861 | $3.69 | $2.537 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.992 | $0.9225 | $2.945 | $1.897 | $3.794 | $2.746 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $4.992 | $0.9225 | $2.945 | $1.897 | $3.794 | $2.746 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.069 | $0.9368 | $2.981 | $1.906 | $3.476 | $2.333 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.136 | $0.9964 | $3.03 | $1.952 | $3.496 | $2.342 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.136 | $0.9522 | $3.03 | $1.952 | $3.496 | $2.342 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.136 | $0.9491 | $3.02 | $1.931 | $3.87 | $2.662 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.184 | $0.958 | $3.048 | $1.949 | $3.577 | $2.437 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $5.184 | $0.958 | $3.11 | $2.074 | $3.577 | $2.437 |
| Central US centralus | $5.207 | $0.9617 | $3.124 | $2.083 | $3.593 | $2.447 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $5.316 | $0.9824 | $3.189 | $2.126 | $4.04 | $2.924 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.328 | $0.9846 | $3.133 | $2.003 | $4.003 | $2.801 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.376 | $0.9935 | $3.161 | $2.021 | $4.051 | $2.786 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $5.376 | $0.9935 | $3.172 | $2.043 | – | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.376 | $0.9935 | $3.172 | $2.043 | $4.355 | $3.064 |
| West US westus | $5.376 | $0.9935 | $3.161 | $2.021 | $3.709 | $2.527 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.443 | $1.006 | $3.201 | $2.047 | $4.048 | $2.805 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.52 | $1.122 | $3.671 | $2.526 | $4.195 | $3.036 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.53 | $1.022 | $3.318 | $2.212 | $3.816 | $2.599 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.53 | $1.022 | $3.318 | $2.212 | $3.816 | $2.599 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.576 | $1.03 | – | – | $4.238 | $3.067 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $5.65 | $1.044 | $3.333 | $2.147 | $4.257 | $2.927 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.65 | $1.044 | $3.333 | $2.147 | $4.257 | $2.927 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.664 | $1.047 | $3.285 | $2.13 | $3.786 | $2.705 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $5.76 | $1.064 | $3.398 | $2.189 | $4.284 | $2.969 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $5.76 | $0.576 | $3.398 | $2.189 | $4.284 | $2.969 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.76 | $1.064 | $3.387 | $2.166 | $4.284 | $2.969 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.76 | $1.064 | $3.387 | $2.166 | $4.003 | $2.651 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $5.76 | $1.064 | $3.398 | $2.189 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $5.808 | $1.073 | $3.427 | $2.207 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $5.808 | $1.073 | $3.427 | $2.207 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $5.898 | $1.09 | $3.48 | $2.241 | $4.482 | $3.244 |
| Japan East japaneast | $5.952 | $1.10 | $3.50 | $2.238 | $4.45 | $3.132 |
| Japan West japanwest | $5.952 | $1.10 | $3.512 | $2.262 | $4.524 | $3.274 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $5.99 | $1.107 | $3.594 | $2.396 | $4.552 | $3.295 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.096 | $1.127 | $3.597 | $2.317 | $4.594 | $3.159 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $6.267 | $1.158 | $3.685 | $2.357 | $4.356 | $2.884 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.336 | $1.171 | $3.726 | $2.382 | $4.815 | $3.485 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.365 | $1.176 | $3.755 | $2.419 | $4.837 | $3.501 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $6.49 | $1.199 | $3.829 | $2.466 | $4.932 | $3.57 |
| South India southindia | $6.497 | $1.201 | $3.833 | $2.469 | $4.938 | $3.573 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $6.589 | $1.218 | $3.888 | $2.504 | $5.008 | $3.624 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.589 | $1.218 | $3.888 | $2.504 | $5.008 | $3.624 |
| France South francesouth | $6.989 | $1.292 | $4.123 | $2.656 | $5.312 | $3.844 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.344 | $1.362 | $4.039 | $2.761 | $4.652 | $3.462 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $7.363 | $1.361 | $4.344 | $2.798 | $5.007 | $3.829 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $7.925 | $1.464 | $4.676 | $3.011 | $6.023 | $4.359 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $8.566 | $1.583 | $5.054 | $3.255 | $6.51 | $4.711 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $8.566 | $1.583 | $5.054 | $3.255 | $6.51 | $4.711 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $9.547 | $1.764 | $5.633 | $3.628 | $7.256 | $5.251 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.608 | $2.709 | $1.733 |
| Windows | $9.024 | $7.125 | $6.149 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2400 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 2,400 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,200 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96a_v4 |
| Family | Dav4 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dav4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dav4 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2a_v4 | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| Standard_D4a_v4 | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| Standard_D8a_v4 | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| Standard_D16a_v4 | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| Standard_D32a_v4 | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| Standard_D48a_v4 | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| Standard_D64a_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
| Standard_D96a_v4 | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.