Standard_D96ads_v5
Standard_D96ads_v5 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $4.944 per hour on demand ($3,609.12 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.917 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.044 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $3.221 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 | $3.221 | $0.5952 | $1.90 | $1.224 | $2.224 | $1.461 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $3.221 | – | – | – | $3.221 | $3.221 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $3.221 | – | – | – | $3.221 | $3.221 |
| East US eastus | $4.944 | $1.044 | $2.917 | $1.879 | $3.392 | $2.263 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.944 | $0.9151 | $2.917 | $1.879 | $3.392 | $2.263 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.944 | $0.9137 | $2.917 | $1.879 | $3.392 | $2.263 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.944 | $0.9137 | $2.917 | $1.879 | $3.392 | $2.263 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.944 | $0.9137 | $2.917 | $1.879 | $3.392 | $2.263 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $5.27 | $1.071 | $3.11 | $2.003 | $3.639 | $2.391 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.28 | $0.9757 | $3.115 | $2.006 | $4.013 | $2.904 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.438 | $1.005 | $3.209 | $2.067 | $3.731 | $2.489 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.52 | $1.071 | $3.257 | $2.098 | $3.80 | $2.491 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.52 | $1.02 | $3.257 | $2.098 | $3.80 | $2.491 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.52 | $1.02 | $3.257 | $2.098 | $4.154 | $2.857 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.573 | $1.03 | $3.277 | $2.118 | $3.823 | $2.551 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $5.573 | $1.03 | $3.277 | $2.118 | $3.823 | $2.551 |
| Central US centralus | $5.587 | $1.032 | $2.917 | $1.879 | $3.391 | $2.263 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $5.686 | $1.051 | $3.354 | $2.16 | $4.321 | $3.127 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.76 | $1.064 | $3.398 | $2.189 | $4.327 | $3.028 |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.77 | $1.066 | $3.404 | $2.192 | $4.327 | $3.00 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.808 | $1.073 | $3.427 | $2.207 | $4.369 | $2.999 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $5.818 | $1.075 | $3.432 | $2.211 | $4.364 | $2.967 |
| West US westus | $5.856 | $1.082 | $3.455 | $2.225 | $4.041 | $2.752 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.933 | $1.096 | $3.50 | $2.255 | $4.094 | $2.788 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.933 | $1.096 | $3.50 | $2.255 | $4.094 | $2.788 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.982 | $1.105 | $3.53 | $2.273 | $4.546 | $3.29 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.00 | $1.109 | $3.54 | $2.28 | $4.56 | $3.30 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.00 | $1.109 | $3.54 | $2.28 | $4.56 | $3.30 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.00 | $1.219 | $3.54 | $2.28 | $4.56 | $3.30 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $6.068 | $1.121 | $3.58 | $2.306 | $4.187 | $2.791 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.091 | $1.126 | $3.594 | $2.315 | $4.142 | $3.167 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.091 | $1.126 | $3.594 | $2.315 | $4.629 | $3.35 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.091 | $1.126 | $3.594 | $2.315 | $4.629 | $3.35 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $6.096 | $1.127 | $3.597 | $2.317 | $4.076 | $2.901 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.18 | $1.142 | $3.646 | $2.348 | – | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.192 | $1.144 | $3.653 | $2.353 | $4.29 | $2.834 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $6.24 | $1.153 | $3.682 | $2.371 | $4.607 | $3.177 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $6.24 | $0.624 | $3.682 | $2.371 | $4.607 | $3.177 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.24 | $1.153 | $3.682 | $2.371 | $4.607 | $3.177 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.288 | $1.162 | $3.71 | $2.389 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.288 | $1.162 | $3.71 | $2.389 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $6.328 | $1.169 | $3.734 | $2.405 | $4.809 | $3.48 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $6.427 | $1.188 | $3.792 | $2.442 | $4.885 | $3.535 |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.432 | $1.189 | $3.795 | $2.444 | $4.805 | $3.403 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.432 | $1.189 | $3.795 | $2.444 | $4.888 | $3.538 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $6.552 | $1.211 | – | – | $4.837 | $3.336 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.60 | $1.22 | $3.894 | $2.508 | $5.016 | $3.63 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.816 | $1.26 | $4.021 | $2.59 | $5.18 | $3.749 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.864 | $1.268 | $4.05 | $2.608 | $5.217 | $3.775 |
| South India southindia | $6.971 | $1.288 | $4.113 | $2.649 | $5.298 | $3.834 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $7.07 | $1.306 | $4.171 | $2.687 | $5.373 | $3.889 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $7.07 | $1.306 | $4.171 | $2.687 | $5.373 | $3.889 |
| France South francesouth | $7.55 | $1.395 | $4.455 | $2.869 | $5.738 | $4.152 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $7.80 | $1.441 | $4.602 | $2.964 | $5.928 | $4.29 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $7.889 | $1.458 | $4.654 | $2.998 | $5.466 | $3.611 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $7.919 | $1.463 | $4.672 | $3.009 | $5.385 | $4.118 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.92 | $1.468 | $4.673 | $3.01 | $5.162 | $3.762 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $8.58 | $1.586 | $5.062 | $3.26 | $6.521 | $4.719 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $9.191 | $1.698 | $5.423 | $3.493 | $6.985 | $5.055 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $9.191 | $1.698 | $5.423 | $3.493 | $6.985 | $5.055 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $10.296 | $1.903 | $6.075 | $3.913 | $7.825 | $5.663 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.944 | $2.917 | $1.879 |
| Windows | $9.36 | $7.333 | $6.295 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| ACU (compute units) | 230 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 3600 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 3,600 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96ads_v5 |
| Family | Dadsv5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dadsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dadsv5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2ads_v5 | 2 | 8 | $0.103 |
| Standard_D4ads_v5 | 4 | 16 | $0.206 |
| Standard_D8ads_v5 | 8 | 32 | $0.412 |
| Standard_D16ads_v5 | 16 | 64 | $0.824 |
| Standard_D32ads_v5 | 32 | 128 | $1.648 |
| Standard_D48ads_v5 | 48 | 192 | $2.472 |
| Standard_D64ads_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.296 |
| Standard_D96ads_v5 | 96 | 384 | $4.944 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.