Standard_DC96ads_v6
Standard_DC96ads_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $6.019 per hour on demand ($4,393.87 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.815 per hour, 20% less. Spot capacity is about $1.27 per hour. It is sold in 55 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $3.897 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 | $3.897 | $0.7202 | $3.117 | $2.338 | $3.313 | $2.533 |
| East US eastus | $6.019 | $1.27 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.442 | $1.19 | $5.153 | $3.865 | $5.476 | $4.187 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.632 | $1.226 | $5.305 | $3.979 | $5.637 | $4.311 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.727 | $1.243 | $5.381 | $4.036 | $5.718 | $4.373 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.727 | $1.243 | $5.381 | $4.036 | $5.718 | $4.373 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.727 | $1.243 | $5.381 | $4.036 | $5.718 | $4.373 |
| Central US centralus | $6.811 | $1.257 | $3.228 | $2.079 | $5.789 | $4.427 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.927 | $1.28 | $5.542 | $4.156 | $5.888 | $4.503 |
| UK South uksouth | $7.001 | $1.294 | $5.601 | $4.201 | $5.951 | $4.551 |
| France Central francecentral | $7.075 | $1.308 | $5.66 | $4.245 | $6.014 | $4.599 |
| Italy North italynorth | $7.075 | $1.308 | $5.66 | $4.245 | $6.014 | $4.599 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $7.075 | $1.308 | $5.66 | $4.245 | $6.014 | $4.599 |
| West US westus | $7.075 | $1.308 | $5.66 | $4.245 | $6.014 | $4.599 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.212 | $1.333 | $5.77 | $4.327 | $6.13 | $4.688 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $7.212 | $1.333 | $5.77 | $4.327 | $6.13 | $4.688 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $7.286 | $1.347 | $5.829 | $4.372 | $6.193 | $4.736 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.286 | $1.347 | $5.829 | $4.372 | $6.193 | $4.736 |
| UK West ukwest | $7.286 | $1.347 | $5.829 | $4.372 | $6.193 | $4.736 |
| West Europe westeurope | $7.286 | $1.347 | $5.829 | $4.372 | $6.193 | $4.736 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $7.424 | $1.372 | $5.939 | $4.454 | $6.31 | $4.826 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $7.424 | $1.372 | $5.939 | $4.454 | $6.31 | $4.826 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $7.424 | $1.372 | $5.939 | $4.454 | $6.31 | $4.826 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.561 | $1.397 | $6.049 | $4.537 | $6.427 | $4.915 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.561 | $0.7561 | $6.049 | $4.537 | $6.427 | $4.915 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.561 | $1.397 | $6.049 | $4.537 | $6.427 | $4.915 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $7.561 | $1.397 | $6.049 | $4.537 | $6.427 | $4.915 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $7.561 | $1.397 | $6.049 | $4.537 | $6.427 | $4.915 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $7.561 | $1.397 | $6.049 | $4.537 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.635 | $1.411 | $6.108 | $4.581 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $7.635 | $1.411 | $6.108 | $4.581 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $7.709 | $1.425 | $6.167 | $4.625 | $6.553 | $5.011 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.846 | $1.45 | $6.277 | $4.708 | $6.669 | $5.10 |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.846 | $1.45 | $6.277 | $4.708 | $6.669 | $5.10 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.846 | $1.45 | $6.277 | $4.708 | $6.669 | $5.10 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $8.057 | $1.489 | $6.446 | $4.834 | $6.848 | $5.237 |
| East Asia eastasia | $8.332 | $1.54 | $6.665 | $4.999 | $7.082 | $5.416 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $8.406 | $1.553 | $6.725 | $5.043 | $7.145 | $5.464 |
| South India southindia | $8.48 | $1.567 | $6.784 | $5.088 | $7.208 | $5.512 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $8.617 | $1.592 | $6.894 | $5.17 | $7.324 | $5.601 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $8.617 | $1.592 | $6.894 | $5.17 | $7.324 | $5.601 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.617 | $1.592 | $6.894 | $5.17 | $7.324 | $5.601 |
| France South francesouth | $9.177 | $1.696 | $7.341 | $5.506 | $7.801 | $5.965 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.462 | $1.749 | $7.569 | $5.677 | $8.043 | $6.15 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $9.652 | $1.784 | $7.721 | $5.791 | $8.204 | $6.274 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $9.662 | $1.786 | $7.73 | $5.798 | $8.213 | $6.28 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $9.831 | $1.817 | $7.865 | $5.899 | $8.356 | $6.39 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $10.433 | $1.928 | $8.347 | $6.26 | $8.868 | $6.782 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $11.204 | $2.071 | $8.963 | $6.723 | $9.523 | $7.283 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $11.204 | $2.071 | $8.963 | $6.723 | $9.523 | $7.283 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $12.535 | $2.317 | $10.028 | $7.521 | $10.655 | $8.148 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.019 | $4.815 | $3.611 |
| Windows | $10.435 | $9.231 | $8.027 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| ACU (compute units) | 230 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 34 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | No |
| 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) | 172,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,320 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC96ads_v6 |
| Family | DCadsv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Confidential computing | SNP |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcadsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other generations
Other DCadsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC2ads_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.125 |
| Standard_DC4ads_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.251 |
| Standard_DC8ads_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.502 |
| Standard_DC16ads_v6 | 16 | 64 | $1.003 |
| Standard_DC32ads_v6 | 32 | 128 | $2.006 |
| Standard_DC48ads_v6 | 48 | 192 | $3.01 |
| Standard_DC64ads_v6 | 64 | 256 | $4.013 |
| Standard_DC96ads_v6 | 96 | 384 | $6.019 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.