Standard_DC96as_v6
Standard_DC96as_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $4.794 per hour on demand ($3,499.62 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.835 per hour, 20% less. Spot capacity is about $1.012 per hour. It is sold in 55 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $3.094 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 | $3.094 | $0.5718 | $2.475 | $1.856 | $2.63 | $2.011 |
| East US eastus | $4.794 | $1.012 | $3.835 | $2.877 | $4.075 | $3.116 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.794 | $0.8859 | $3.835 | $2.877 | $4.075 | $3.116 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.794 | $0.8859 | $3.835 | $2.877 | $4.075 | $3.116 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.794 | $0.8859 | $3.835 | $2.877 | $4.075 | $3.116 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.794 | $0.8859 | $3.835 | $2.877 | $4.075 | $3.116 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.122 | $0.9465 | $4.097 | $3.073 | $4.354 | $5.104 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.269 | $0.9737 | $4.215 | $3.162 | $4.479 | $5.251 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.343 | $0.9874 | $4.275 | $3.206 | $4.542 | $3.473 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.343 | $0.9874 | $4.275 | $3.206 | $4.542 | $3.473 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.343 | $0.9874 | $4.275 | $3.206 | $4.542 | $3.473 |
| Central US centralus | $5.417 | $1.00 | $2.571 | $1.656 | $4.604 | $3.521 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $5.512 | $1.019 | $4.41 | $3.307 | $4.685 | $3.583 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.576 | $1.03 | $4.46 | $3.345 | $4.74 | $3.624 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.628 | $1.04 | $4.503 | $3.377 | $4.784 | $3.658 |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.628 | $1.04 | $4.503 | $3.377 | $4.784 | $3.658 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $5.628 | $1.04 | $4.503 | $3.377 | $4.784 | $3.658 |
| West US westus | $5.628 | $1.04 | $4.503 | $3.377 | $4.784 | $3.658 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.734 | $1.06 | $4.587 | $3.44 | $4.874 | $3.727 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.734 | $1.06 | $4.587 | $3.44 | $4.874 | $3.727 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.797 | $1.071 | $4.638 | $3.478 | $4.928 | $5.777 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.797 | $1.071 | $4.638 | $3.478 | $4.928 | $3.768 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.797 | $1.071 | $4.638 | $3.478 | $4.928 | $3.768 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $5.808 | $1.073 | $4.646 | $3.485 | $4.937 | $3.775 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.903 | $1.091 | $4.723 | $3.542 | $5.018 | $3.837 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $5.903 | $1.091 | $4.723 | $3.542 | $5.018 | $3.837 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.903 | $1.091 | $4.723 | $3.542 | $5.018 | $3.837 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $6.019 | $0.6019 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | $5.116 | $3.912 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.019 | $1.112 | $4.815 | $3.611 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.072 | $1.122 | $4.858 | $3.643 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.072 | $1.122 | $4.858 | $3.643 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $6.125 | $1.132 | $4.90 | $3.675 | $5.206 | $3.981 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $6.241 | $1.153 | $4.993 | $3.745 | $5.305 | $4.057 |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.241 | $1.153 | $4.993 | $3.745 | $5.305 | $4.057 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.241 | $1.153 | $4.993 | $3.745 | $5.305 | $4.057 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.41 | $1.185 | $5.128 | $3.846 | $5.449 | $4.167 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.632 | $1.226 | $5.305 | $3.979 | $5.637 | $4.311 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.684 | $1.235 | $5.348 | $4.011 | $5.681 | $4.345 |
| South India southindia | $6.737 | $1.245 | $5.39 | $4.042 | $5.726 | $4.379 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.853 | $1.266 | $5.483 | $4.112 | $5.825 | $4.454 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $6.853 | $1.266 | $5.483 | $4.112 | $5.825 | $4.454 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.853 | $1.266 | $5.483 | $4.112 | $5.825 | $4.454 |
| France South francesouth | $7.297 | $1.349 | $5.838 | $4.378 | $6.202 | $4.743 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $7.519 | $1.389 | $6.015 | $4.511 | $6.391 | $7.493 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $7.677 | $1.419 | $6.142 | $4.606 | $6.526 | $4.99 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.688 | $1.421 | $6.15 | $4.613 | $6.535 | $4.997 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $7.825 | $1.446 | $6.26 | $4.695 | $6.651 | $5.086 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $8.30 | $1.534 | $6.64 | $4.98 | $7.055 | $5.395 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $8.913 | $1.647 | $7.13 | $5.348 | $7.576 | $5.793 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $8.913 | $1.647 | $7.13 | $5.348 | $7.576 | $5.793 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $9.969 | $1.842 | $7.975 | $5.981 | $8.474 | $6.48 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.794 | $3.835 | $2.877 |
| Windows | $9.21 | $8.251 | $7.293 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 172,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,320 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC96as_v6 |
| Family | DCasv6 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Confidential computing | SNP |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcasv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other generations
Other DCasv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC2as_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.0999 |
| Standard_DC4as_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.2 |
| Standard_DC8as_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.4 |
| Standard_DC16as_v6 | 16 | 64 | $0.799 |
| Standard_DC32as_v6 | 32 | 128 | $1.598 |
| Standard_DC48as_v6 | 48 | 192 | $2.397 |
| Standard_DC64as_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.196 |
| Standard_DC96as_v6 | 96 | 384 | $4.794 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.