Standard_D96ds_v5
Standard_D96ds_v5 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $5.424 per hour on demand ($3,959.52 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.20 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.163 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $5.424 | $1.163 | $3.20 | $2.061 | $3.707 | $2.477 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.424 | $1.996 | $3.20 | $2.061 | $3.743 | $2.549 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.424 | $1.002 | $3.20 | $2.061 | $3.707 | $2.477 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.424 | $1.002 | $3.20 | $2.061 | $3.707 | $2.477 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.424 | $1.006 | $3.20 | $2.061 | $3.743 | $2.549 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.76 | $1.064 | $3.398 | $2.189 | $4.347 | $2.974 |
| Central India centralindia | $5.856 | $1.082 | $3.455 | $2.225 | $4.042 | $2.655 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $5.856 | $1.203 | $3.455 | $2.225 | $4.042 | $2.655 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $5.856 | – | – | – | $5.856 | $5.856 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $5.856 | – | – | – | $5.856 | $5.856 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.966 | $1.103 | $3.52 | $2.243 | $4.078 | $2.725 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.048 | $2.079 | $3.568 | $2.298 | $4.158 | $2.736 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.568 | $2.298 | $4.158 | $2.736 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.048 | $1.417 | $3.568 | $2.298 | $4.564 | $3.123 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.568 | $2.274 | $4.596 | $3.326 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.091 | $1.126 | $3.582 | $2.315 | $4.203 | $2.863 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.091 | $1.126 | $3.582 | $2.315 | $4.203 | $2.863 |
| Central US centralus | $6.129 | $1.132 | $3.20 | $2.061 | $3.696 | $2.47 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.238 | $1.153 | $3.68 | $2.37 | $4.741 | $3.431 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.288 | $1.162 | $3.71 | $2.389 | $4.718 | $3.299 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.336 | $1.171 | $3.738 | $2.408 | $4.767 | $3.29 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.336 | $1.171 | $3.738 | $2.408 | $4.781 | $3.271 |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.336 | $1.171 | $3.738 | $2.408 | $4.815 | $3.295 |
| West US westus | $6.384 | $1.18 | $3.767 | $2.426 | $4.405 | $3.001 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.509 | $1.203 | $3.84 | $2.473 | $4.491 | $3.059 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.509 | $1.203 | $3.84 | $2.473 | $4.491 | $3.059 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.528 | $1.206 | $3.852 | $2.481 | $4.961 | $3.59 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.528 | $1.206 | $3.852 | $2.481 | $4.961 | $3.59 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.528 | $1.206 | $3.852 | $2.481 | $4.961 | $3.59 |
| UK West ukwest | $6.563 | $1.213 | $3.872 | $2.494 | $4.988 | $3.61 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $6.623 | $1.303 | $3.907 | $2.517 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.653 | $1.23 | $3.925 | $2.528 | $5.02 | $3.435 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.653 | $1.234 | $3.925 | $2.528 | $5.02 | $3.435 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $6.672 | $1.233 | $3.937 | $2.535 | $4.466 | $3.191 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.768 | $1.255 | $3.993 | $2.572 | $4.696 | $3.10 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.78 | $1.257 | $4.00 | $2.576 | – | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $6.816 | $1.26 | $4.021 | $2.59 | $5.029 | $3.475 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $6.816 | $0.6816 | $4.021 | $2.59 | $5.029 | $3.475 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.816 | $1.26 | $4.021 | $2.59 | $5.029 | $3.475 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.864 | $1.268 | $4.05 | $2.608 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.864 | $1.268 | $4.05 | $2.608 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $6.943 | $1.283 | $4.096 | $2.638 | $5.277 | $3.819 |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.008 | $1.295 | $4.135 | $2.663 | $5.24 | $3.697 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.008 | $1.295 | $4.135 | $2.663 | $5.326 | $3.854 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.051 | $1.303 | $4.16 | $2.679 | $5.359 | $3.878 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.157 | $1.323 | $4.223 | $2.691 | $5.281 | $3.649 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $7.181 | $1.327 | $4.237 | $2.729 | $5.458 | $3.95 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $7.181 | $1.327 | $4.237 | $2.729 | $5.458 | $3.95 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.20 | $1.331 | $4.248 | $2.736 | $5.434 | $3.718 |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.44 | $1.375 | $4.39 | $2.827 | $5.162 | $3.408 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $7.488 | $1.384 | $4.418 | $2.845 | $5.691 | $4.118 |
| South India southindia | $7.648 | $1.413 | $4.512 | $2.906 | $5.813 | $4.206 |
| France South francesouth | $8.237 | $1.522 | $4.86 | $3.13 | $6.26 | $4.53 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $8.486 | $1.568 | $5.007 | $3.225 | $6.449 | $4.667 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $8.609 | $1.696 | $5.08 | $3.272 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.64 | $1.597 | $5.098 | $3.283 | $5.62 | $4.094 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $8.649 | $1.598 | $5.103 | $3.287 | $6.573 | $4.757 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $9.335 | $1.725 | $5.508 | $3.547 | $7.095 | $5.134 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $9.341 | $1.726 | $5.511 | $3.55 | $7.099 | $5.138 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $9.36 | $1.73 | $5.522 | $3.557 | $7.114 | $5.148 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $11.232 | $2.076 | $6.627 | $4.268 | $8.536 | $6.178 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.424 | $3.20 | $2.061 |
| Windows | $9.84 | $7.616 | $6.477 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 35 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) | 2,600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96ds_v5 |
| Family | Ddsv5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ddsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2ds_v5 | 2 | 8 | $0.113 |
| Standard_D4ds_v5 | 4 | 16 | $0.226 |
| Standard_D8ds_v5 | 8 | 32 | $0.452 |
| Standard_D16ds_v5 | 16 | 64 | $0.904 |
| Standard_D32ds_v5 | 32 | 128 | $1.808 |
| Standard_D48ds_v5 | 48 | 192 | $2.712 |
| Standard_D64ds_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.616 |
| Standard_D96ds_v5 | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.