Standard_D96ns_v6
Standard_D96ns_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $6.683 per hour on demand ($4,878.59 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.93 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.409 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $6.683 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 | $6.683 | $1.234 | $3.93 | $2.242 | $4.551 | $2.685 |
| East US eastus | $6.683 | $1.409 | $3.93 | $2.242 | $4.551 | $2.685 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.683 | $1.235 | $3.93 | $2.242 | $4.551 | $2.685 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.683 | $1.235 | $3.943 | $2.272 | $4.544 | $2.673 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.683 | $1.235 | $3.943 | $2.272 | $4.544 | $2.673 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.683 | $1.235 | $3.943 | $2.272 | $4.544 | $2.673 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.964 | $1.287 | $4.109 | $2.368 | $4.875 | $2.786 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $6.964 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.964 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.191 | $2.344 | $5.328 | $3.694 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $7.351 | $1.359 | $4.337 | $2.499 | $4.999 | $2.94 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $7.449 | $1.377 | $4.395 | $2.533 | $5.065 | $2.98 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $7.449 | $1.377 | $4.395 | $2.533 | $5.065 | $2.98 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $7.449 | $1.377 | $4.395 | $2.533 | $5.587 | $3.352 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $7.685 | $1.42 | $4.535 | $2.767 | $5.226 | $3.305 |
| West US westus | $7.797 | $1.441 | $4.585 | $2.616 | $6.23 | $3.615 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $7.919 | $1.463 | $4.672 | $3.009 | $6.018 | $3.801 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.919 | $1.463 | $4.672 | $2.692 | $6.018 | $3.801 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $8.02 | $1.482 | $4.716 | $2.691 | $5.462 | $3.222 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $8.02 | $1.482 | $4.716 | $2.691 | $5.462 | $3.222 |
| UK West ukwest | $8.086 | $1.494 | $4.771 | $2.749 | $6.064 | $3.639 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $8.087 | $1.494 | $4.771 | $2.911 | $5.499 | $3.477 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $8.199 | $1.515 | $4.838 | $2.788 | $5.739 | $3.362 |
| France Central francecentral | $8.354 | $1.544 | $4.929 | $2.84 | $6.266 | $3.759 |
| UK South uksouth | $8.354 | $1.468 | $4.912 | $2.803 | $6.253 | $3.78 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $8.354 | $1.544 | $4.912 | $2.897 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.354 | $1.544 | $4.912 | $2.897 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $8.368 | $1.546 | $4.92 | $2.902 | – | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $8.424 | $1.557 | $4.97 | $3.117 | $6.149 | $3.791 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $8.424 | $0.8424 | $4.97 | $3.117 | $6.149 | $3.791 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $8.424 | $1.557 | $4.97 | $3.117 | $6.149 | $3.791 |
| West India westindia | $8.554 | $1.581 | $5.047 | $2.908 | $5.988 | $3.422 |
| Japan East japaneast | $8.592 | $1.588 | $5.069 | $3.265 | $6.444 | $3.952 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $8.688 | $1.605 | $5.126 | $3.215 | $6.342 | $3.91 |
| Italy North italynorth | $8.688 | $1.605 | $5.126 | $2.954 | $6.516 | $3.91 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.688 | $1.605 | $5.126 | $3.128 | $5.908 | $3.736 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.71 | $1.61 | $5.139 | $2.962 | $6.532 | $3.92 |
| West Europe westeurope | $8.71 | $1.61 | $5.139 | $2.962 | $6.532 | $3.92 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.806 | $1.627 | $5.196 | $2.994 | $6.693 | $4.227 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $9.235 | $1.707 | $5.449 | $3.048 | $6.926 | $4.802 |
| South India southindia | $9.423 | $1.741 | $5.56 | $3.204 | $6.596 | $3.769 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $9.557 | $1.766 | $5.638 | $3.44 | $7.072 | $4.109 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $9.557 | $1.766 | $5.638 | $3.249 | $7.263 | $4.587 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $9.557 | $1.766 | $5.543 | $3.44 | $7.072 | $4.205 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $9.557 | $1.766 | $5.638 | $3.44 | $7.072 | $4.109 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.69 | $1.791 | $5.717 | $3.682 | $7.268 | $4.457 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $9.757 | $1.803 | $5.757 | $3.513 | $7.22 | $4.196 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $10.294 | $1.902 | $6.074 | $3.397 | $7.721 | $5.353 |
| East Asia eastasia | $10.359 | $1.914 | $6.09 | $3.534 | $7.269 | $4.233 |
| France South francesouth | $10.86 | $2.007 | $6.407 | $3.692 | $8.145 | $4.887 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $11.294 | $2.087 | $6.664 | $4.066 | $7.68 | $4.856 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $11.448 | $2.116 | $6.754 | $3.892 | $8.70 | $5.495 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $12.424 | $2.296 | $7.33 | $4.473 | $9.194 | $5.342 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $12.43 | $2.297 | $7.334 | $4.226 | $9.447 | $5.966 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $12.684 | $2.344 | $7.484 | $4.566 | $9.386 | $5.454 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $13.366 | $2.47 | $7.886 | $4.545 | $9.089 | $5.346 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $17.376 | $3.211 | $10.252 | $5.908 | $11.816 | $6.95 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.683 | $3.93 | $2.242 |
| Windows | $11.099 | $8.346 | $6.658 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D96ns_v6 |
| Family | Dnsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dnsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dnsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2ns_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.139 |
| Standard_D4ns_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.278 |
| Standard_D8ns_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.557 |
| Standard_D16ns_v6 | 16 | 64 | $1.114 |
| Standard_D32ns_v6 | 32 | 128 | $2.228 |
| Standard_D48ns_v6 | 48 | 192 | $3.342 |
| Standard_D64ns_v6 | 64 | 256 | $4.455 |
| Standard_D96ns_v6 | 96 | 384 | $6.683 |
| Standard_D128ns_v6 | 128 | 512 | $8.911 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.