Standard_D96nds_v6
Standard_D96nds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $7.638 per hour on demand ($5,575.74 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.506 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.609 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $7.638 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 US centralus | $7.638 | $1.41 | $4.506 | $2.597 | $5.194 | $3.132 |
| East US eastus | $7.638 | $1.609 | $4.506 | $2.597 | $5.194 | $3.132 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $7.638 | $1.411 | $4.506 | $2.597 | $5.194 | $3.132 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $7.638 | $1.411 | $4.506 | $2.597 | $5.194 | $3.132 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $7.638 | $1.411 | $4.506 | $2.597 | $5.194 | $3.132 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $7.638 | $1.411 | $4.506 | $2.597 | $5.194 | $3.132 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $7.968 | $1.472 | $4.701 | $2.63 | $5.976 | $4.143 |
| Central India centralindia | $8.143 | $1.505 | $4.804 | $2.769 | $5.619 | $3.339 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.143 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.143 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $8.361 | $1.545 | $4.933 | $2.843 | $5.686 | $3.344 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $8.361 | $1.545 | $4.933 | $2.843 | $5.686 | $3.344 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $8.361 | $1.545 | $4.933 | $2.843 | $6.271 | $3.763 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $8.402 | $1.553 | $4.957 | $2.857 | $5.713 | $3.361 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $8.783 | $1.623 | $5.182 | $3.162 | $5.972 | $3.777 |
| West US westus | $8.805 | $1.627 | $5.195 | $2.994 | $7.044 | $4.05 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.098 | $1.681 | $5.368 | $3.457 | $6.915 | $4.458 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $9.098 | $1.681 | $5.368 | $3.093 | $6.915 | $4.367 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $9.165 | $1.694 | $5.407 | $3.116 | $6.232 | $3.758 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $9.165 | $1.694 | $5.407 | $3.116 | $6.232 | $3.758 |
| UK West ukwest | $9.242 | $1.708 | $5.453 | $3.142 | $6.931 | $4.159 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.266 | $1.712 | $5.467 | $3.336 | $6.301 | $3.984 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.533 | $3.189 | $6.565 | $3.845 |
| France Central francecentral | $9.547 | $1.764 | $5.633 | $3.246 | $7.16 | $4.296 |
| UK South uksouth | $9.547 | $1.677 | $5.633 | $3.246 | $7.16 | $4.296 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $9.547 | $1.764 | $5.614 | $3.356 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $9.547 | $1.764 | $5.614 | $3.356 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $9.603 | $1.775 | $5.647 | $3.376 | – | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $9.66 | $1.785 | $5.699 | $3.671 | $7.052 | $4.347 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $9.66 | $0.966 | $5.699 | $3.671 | $7.052 | $4.347 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $9.66 | $1.785 | $5.699 | $3.671 | $7.052 | $4.347 |
| West India westindia | $9.776 | $1.807 | $5.768 | $3.324 | $6.745 | $4.008 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.828 | $1.816 | $5.798 | $3.735 | $7.371 | $4.619 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $9.915 | $1.832 | $5.85 | $3.371 | $7.535 | $4.759 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $9.929 | $1.835 | $5.858 | $3.773 | $7.248 | $4.468 |
| Italy North italynorth | $9.929 | $1.835 | $5.858 | $3.376 | $7.447 | $4.468 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $9.929 | $1.835 | $5.858 | $3.575 | $6.752 | $4.269 |
| North Europe northeurope | $10.008 | $1.849 | $5.905 | $3.403 | $7.506 | $4.504 |
| West Europe westeurope | $10.008 | $1.849 | $5.905 | $3.403 | $7.506 | $4.504 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $10.358 | $1.914 | $6.111 | $3.418 | $7.769 | $5.386 |
| South India southindia | $10.769 | $1.99 | $6.354 | $3.662 | $7.431 | $4.415 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $10.922 | $2.018 | $6.444 | $3.932 | $8.082 | $4.697 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $10.922 | $2.018 | $6.444 | $3.713 | $8.301 | $5.243 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $10.922 | $2.018 | $6.335 | $3.932 | $8.082 | $4.806 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $10.922 | $2.018 | $6.444 | $3.932 | $8.082 | $4.697 |
| Japan West japanwest | $11.075 | $2.047 | $6.534 | $4.208 | $8.306 | $5.205 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $11.151 | $2.061 | $6.579 | $4.014 | $8.252 | $4.795 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $11.827 | $2.186 | $6.978 | $3.903 | $8.87 | $6.15 |
| East Asia eastasia | $11.839 | $2.188 | $6.985 | $4.025 | $8.287 | $4.854 |
| France South francesouth | $12.411 | $2.294 | $7.323 | $4.22 | $9.308 | $5.585 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $12.889 | $2.382 | $7.605 | $4.382 | $9.796 | $6.187 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $12.908 | $2.385 | $7.616 | $4.647 | $8.777 | $5.55 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $14.199 | $2.624 | $8.377 | $5.112 | $10.507 | $6.106 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $14.206 | $2.625 | $8.382 | $4.83 | $10.797 | $6.819 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $14.496 | $2.679 | $8.553 | $5.219 | $10.727 | $6.233 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $15.276 | $2.823 | $9.013 | $5.194 | $10.388 | $6.11 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $19.858 | $3.67 | $11.716 | $6.752 | $13.503 | $7.943 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $7.638 | $4.506 | $2.597 |
| Windows | $12.054 | $8.922 | $7.013 |
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 | 150 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| 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_D96nds_v6 |
| Family | Dndsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dndsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dndsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2nds_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.159 |
| Standard_D4nds_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.293 |
| Standard_D8nds_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.636 |
| Standard_D16nds_v6 | 16 | 64 | $1.273 |
| Standard_D32nds_v6 | 32 | 128 | $2.546 |
| Standard_D48nds_v6 | 48 | 192 | $3.819 |
| Standard_D64nds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $5.092 |
| Standard_D96nds_v6 | 96 | 384 | $7.638 |
| Standard_D128nds_v6 | 128 | 512 | $10.184 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.