Standard_D96ds_v6
Standard_D96ds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $5.98 per hour on demand ($4,365.40 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.708 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $1.259 per hour. It is sold in 60 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 | $5.98 | $1.259 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.126 | $2.751 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.98 | $1.105 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.126 | $2.751 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.98 | $1.105 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.126 | $2.751 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.98 | $1.105 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.126 | $2.751 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.98 | $1.105 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.126 | $2.751 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.288 | $1.162 | $3.898 | $2.452 | $4.339 | $2.893 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.292 | $1.163 | $3.901 | $2.454 | $4.341 | $2.894 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $6.292 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.292 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.353 | $1.174 | $3.748 | $2.414 | $4.384 | $2.922 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.353 | $1.174 | $3.748 | $2.414 | $4.384 | $2.922 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.354 | $1.174 | $3.94 | $2.478 | $4.384 | $2.923 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.578 | $1.216 | $4.078 | $2.565 | $5.262 | $3.618 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.665 | $1.232 | $4.132 | $2.599 | $4.599 | $3.066 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.665 | $1.232 | $4.132 | $2.599 | $4.599 | $3.066 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.665 | $1.232 | $4.132 | $2.599 | $4.599 | $3.066 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.665 | $1.232 | $4.132 | $2.599 | $4.599 | $3.066 |
| Central US centralus | $6.757 | $1.249 | $3.708 | $2.332 | $4.115 | $2.743 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.877 | $1.271 | $4.264 | $2.682 | $5.502 | $3.782 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.915 | $1.215 | $4.287 | $2.697 | $4.771 | $3.181 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.977 | $1.289 | $4.326 | $2.721 | $4.814 | $3.209 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.977 | $1.289 | $4.326 | $2.721 | $4.814 | $3.209 |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.977 | $1.289 | $4.326 | $2.721 | $4.814 | $3.209 |
| West US westus | $6.977 | $1.289 | $4.326 | $2.721 | $4.814 | $3.209 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.152 | $1.322 | $4.434 | $2.789 | $5.722 | $3.934 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $7.164 | $1.324 | $4.441 | $2.794 | $4.943 | $3.295 |
| West Europe westeurope | $7.164 | $1.324 | $4.441 | $2.794 | $4.943 | $3.295 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.176 | $1.326 | $4.449 | $2.799 | $5.741 | $3.947 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $7.176 | $1.326 | $4.449 | $2.799 | $5.741 | $3.947 |
| UK West ukwest | $7.236 | $1.337 | $4.487 | $2.822 | $5.789 | $3.98 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $7.332 | $1.355 | $4.545 | $2.859 | $5.059 | $3.373 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $7.333 | $1.355 | $4.547 | $2.86 | $5.06 | $3.373 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $7.351 | $1.359 | $4.557 | $2.867 | $5.072 | $3.381 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $7.356 | $1.359 | $4.56 | $2.869 | $5.885 | $4.046 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.475 | $1.381 | $4.634 | $2.915 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $7.475 | $1.381 | $4.634 | $2.915 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $7.475 | $1.381 | $4.634 | $2.915 | – | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.476 | $1.382 | $4.635 | $2.915 | $5.158 | $3.439 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.476 | $0.7476 | $4.635 | $2.915 | $5.158 | $3.439 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.476 | $1.382 | $4.635 | $2.915 | $5.158 | $3.439 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $7.476 | $1.382 | $4.635 | $2.915 | $5.158 | $3.439 |
| West India westindia | $7.655 | $1.415 | $4.746 | $2.986 | $6.124 | $4.21 |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.724 | $1.427 | $4.789 | $3.012 | $5.33 | $3.553 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.724 | $1.427 | $4.789 | $3.012 | $5.33 | $3.553 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.774 | $1.437 | $4.82 | $3.032 | $6.219 | $4.276 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.954 | $1.47 | $4.931 | $3.102 | $6.363 | $4.375 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $7.954 | $1.47 | $4.931 | $3.102 | $6.363 | $4.375 |
| East Asia eastasia | $8.222 | $1.519 | $5.098 | $3.207 | $6.578 | $4.522 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $8.26 | $1.526 | $5.121 | $3.221 | $6.608 | $4.543 |
| South India southindia | $8.432 | $1.558 | $5.228 | $3.288 | $6.746 | $4.638 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $8.552 | $1.58 | $5.302 | $3.335 | $6.842 | $4.704 |
| France South francesouth | $9.07 | $1.676 | $5.623 | $3.537 | $7.256 | $4.989 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.313 | $1.721 | $5.774 | $3.632 | $7.45 | $5.122 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $9.531 | $1.761 | $5.909 | $3.717 | $6.576 | $4.384 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $9.532 | $1.762 | $5.91 | $3.717 | $7.626 | $5.243 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $9.533 | $1.762 | $5.911 | $3.718 | $6.578 | $4.385 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $10.244 | $1.893 | $6.351 | $3.995 | $8.195 | $5.634 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $10.284 | $1.901 | $6.376 | $4.011 | $8.227 | $5.656 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $12.128 | $2.241 | $7.519 | $4.73 | $9.702 | $6.67 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $12.39 | $2.29 | $7.682 | $4.832 | $9.912 | $6.814 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.98 | $3.708 | $2.332 |
| Windows | $10.396 | $8.123 | $6.748 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 41 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 5,280 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96ds_v6 |
| Family | Ddsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ddsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2ds_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.125 |
| Standard_D4ds_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.249 |
| Standard_D8ds_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.498 |
| Standard_D16ds_v6 | 16 | 64 | $0.997 |
| Standard_D32ds_v6 | 32 | 128 | $1.993 |
| Standard_D48ds_v6 | 48 | 192 | $2.99 |
| Standard_D64ds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.987 |
| Standard_D96ds_v6 | 96 | 384 | $5.98 |
| Standard_D128ds_v6 | 128 | 512 | $7.973 |
| Standard_D192ds_v6 | 192 | 768 | $11.96 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.