Standard_D96nlds_v6
Standard_D96nlds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $6.722 per hour on demand ($4,907.06 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.966 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.416 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $6.722 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 | $6.722 | $1.242 | $3.966 | $2.286 | $4.907 | $2.756 |
| Central US centralus | $6.722 | $1.241 | $3.966 | $2.151 | $4.571 | $2.554 |
| East US eastus | $6.722 | $1.416 | $3.966 | $2.151 | $4.571 | $2.554 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.722 | $1.242 | $3.966 | $2.151 | $4.571 | $2.554 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $6.722 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.722 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.722 | $1.242 | $3.966 | $2.151 | $4.571 | $2.554 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.722 | $1.242 | $3.966 | $2.151 | $4.571 | $2.554 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.722 | $1.242 | $3.966 | $2.151 | $4.571 | $2.554 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $7.22 | $1.334 | $4.26 | $2.599 | $5.343 | $3.105 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $7.345 | $1.357 | $4.333 | $2.277 | $5.288 | $2.791 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $7.345 | $1.357 | $4.333 | $2.277 | $5.288 | $2.791 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $7.395 | $1.367 | $4.363 | $2.588 | $5.694 | $3.106 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $7.588 | $1.402 | $4.477 | $2.732 | $5.615 | $3.263 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $7.594 | $1.403 | $4.48 | $2.81 | $5.544 | $3.341 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $7.656 | $1.415 | $4.517 | $2.833 | $5.665 | $3.445 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.656 | $1.415 | $4.517 | $2.833 | $5.665 | $3.981 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $7.718 | $1.426 | $4.554 | $2.624 | $5.557 | $3.164 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $7.731 | $1.429 | $4.561 | $2.86 | $5.644 | $3.402 |
| France Central francecentral | $7.967 | $1.472 | $4.701 | $2.868 | $5.896 | $3.506 |
| UK South uksouth | $7.967 | $1.40 | $4.701 | $2.868 | $5.896 | $3.426 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $7.974 | $1.474 | $4.705 | $2.87 | $5.901 | $3.429 |
| Italy North italynorth | $8.029 | $1.484 | $4.737 | $2.891 | $5.941 | $3.453 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $8.067 | $1.491 | $4.759 | $2.581 | $5.486 | $3.066 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $8.067 | $1.491 | $4.759 | $2.581 | $5.486 | $3.066 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $8.092 | $1.495 | $4.757 | $2.429 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.092 | $1.495 | $4.757 | $2.429 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $8.134 | $1.503 | $4.799 | $2.928 | $6.019 | $3.498 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $8.341 | $1.541 | $4.838 | $3.003 | $6.172 | $3.67 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $8.403 | $1.553 | $4.94 | $2.523 | – | – |
| West US westus | $8.403 | $1.553 | $4.958 | $2.941 | $6.218 | $3.529 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.422 | $1.556 | $4.969 | $3.032 | $6.232 | $3.622 |
| West Europe westeurope | $8.422 | $1.556 | $4.969 | $3.032 | $6.232 | $3.622 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.436 | $1.559 | $4.977 | $3.121 | $6.243 | $4.387 |
| Japan West japanwest | $8.459 | $1.563 | $4.991 | $3.13 | $6.513 | $4.145 |
| Japan East japaneast | $8.465 | $1.564 | $4.994 | $3.217 | $6.518 | $3.979 |
| West India westindia | $8.605 | $1.59 | $5.077 | $2.926 | $6.282 | $3.528 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $8.739 | $1.615 | $5.156 | $2.971 | $5.942 | $3.496 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.739 | $1.615 | $5.156 | $3.233 | $6.38 | $3.845 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $8.776 | $1.622 | $5.178 | $2.984 | $5.968 | $3.51 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $8.776 | $0.8776 | $5.178 | $2.984 | $5.968 | $3.51 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $8.776 | $1.622 | $5.178 | $2.984 | $5.968 | $3.51 |
| East Asia eastasia | $8.901 | $1.645 | $5.252 | $3.026 | $6.409 | $3.649 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $9.038 | $1.67 | $5.332 | $3.254 | $6.688 | $3.886 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $9.386 | $1.734 | $5.538 | $3.379 | $6.946 | $4.036 |
| South India southindia | $9.479 | $1.752 | $5.592 | $3.223 | $6.92 | $3.886 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $9.613 | $1.776 | $5.672 | $3.557 | $7.114 | $4.999 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $9.613 | $1.776 | $5.672 | $3.461 | $7.114 | $4.134 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.953 | $1.839 | $5.872 | $3.583 | $7.365 | $4.28 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $10.332 | $1.909 | $6.096 | $3.616 | $7.956 | $4.339 |
| France South francesouth | $10.357 | $1.914 | $6.111 | $3.729 | $7.664 | $4.557 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $10.966 | $2.026 | $6.47 | $4.058 | $8.115 | $5.702 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $11.361 | $2.099 | $6.703 | $4.204 | $8.293 | $4.999 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $11.749 | $2.171 | $6.932 | $4.23 | $8.694 | $5.052 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $12.497 | $2.309 | $7.373 | $4.499 | $9.248 | $5.374 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $12.504 | $2.311 | $7.377 | $4.626 | $9.253 | $6.502 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $13.432 | $2.482 | $7.925 | $4.701 | $10.343 | $5.641 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.722 | $3.966 | $2.151 |
| Windows | $11.138 | $8.382 | $6.567 |
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) | 192 |
| 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_D96nlds_v6 |
| Family | Dnldsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dnldsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Dnldsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2nlds_v6 | 2 | 4 | $0.14 |
| Standard_D4nlds_v6 | 4 | 8 | $0.28 |
| Standard_D8nlds_v6 | 8 | 16 | $0.56 |
| Standard_D16nlds_v6 | 16 | 32 | $1.12 |
| Standard_D32nlds_v6 | 32 | 64 | $2.241 |
| Standard_D48nlds_v6 | 48 | 96 | $3.361 |
| Standard_D64nlds_v6 | 64 | 128 | $4.482 |
| Standard_D96nlds_v6 | 96 | 192 | $6.722 |
| Standard_D128nlds_v6 | 128 | 256 | $8.963 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.