Standard_E96_v5
Standard_E96_v5 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $6.048 per hour on demand ($4,415.04 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.732 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $1.274 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $6.048 | $1.274 | $3.732 | $2.389 | $4.09 | $2.862 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.048 | $2.136 | $3.732 | $2.389 | $4.093 | $2.865 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.732 | $2.389 | $4.09 | $2.862 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.732 | $2.389 | $4.09 | $2.862 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.048 | $1.118 | $3.568 | $2.298 | $4.093 | $2.865 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.24 | $1.153 | $3.85 | $2.465 | $4.201 | $2.94 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.24 | $1.153 | $3.682 | $2.309 | $4.201 | $2.94 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $6.24 | – | – | – | $6.24 | $6.24 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.24 | – | – | – | $6.24 | $6.24 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.432 | $1.189 | $3.969 | $2.541 | $4.35 | $3.045 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.566 | $1.213 | $3.861 | $2.43 | $4.44 | $3.108 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.566 | $1.213 | $3.861 | $2.43 | $4.44 | $3.108 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $6.566 | $1.213 | $4.051 | $2.594 | $4.44 | $3.108 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.624 | $2.406 | $4.087 | $2.616 | $4.479 | $3.135 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.624 | $1.224 | $4.087 | $2.616 | $4.479 | $3.135 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.653 | $1.23 | $4.105 | $2.628 | $4.499 | $3.149 |
| West US westus | $6.72 | $1.242 | $4.146 | $2.654 | $4.544 | $3.181 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.768 | $1.668 | $4.176 | $2.673 | $4.576 | $3.203 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.768 | $1.251 | $4.176 | $2.673 | $4.873 | $3.519 |
| Central US centralus | $6.834 | $1.263 | $3.568 | $2.238 | $4.08 | $2.857 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.955 | $1.285 | $4.104 | $2.573 | $4.707 | $3.295 |
| France Central francecentral | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.383 | $2.806 | $4.804 | $3.362 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.383 | $2.806 | $4.831 | $3.339 |
| Italy North italynorth | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.383 | $2.806 | $4.831 | $3.339 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $7.104 | $1.313 | $4.383 | $2.806 | $4.804 | $3.363 |
| UK South uksouth | $7.104 | $1.255 | $4.383 | $2.806 | $4.804 | $3.362 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.248 | $1.339 | $4.472 | $2.863 | $4.901 | $3.43 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.248 | $0.7248 | $4.276 | $2.682 | $4.901 | $3.43 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.248 | $1.339 | $4.472 | $2.863 | $4.901 | $3.43 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.258 | $1.341 | $4.478 | $2.867 | $4.912 | $3.438 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $7.258 | $1.341 | $4.478 | $2.867 | $4.912 | $3.438 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.934 | $3.454 |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.934 | $3.454 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.938 | $3.456 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.934 | $3.454 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.934 | $3.454 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $7.296 | $1.353 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.934 | $3.454 |
| West Europe westeurope | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.502 | $2.882 | $4.934 | $3.454 |
| UK West ukwest | $7.318 | $1.352 | $4.515 | $2.891 | $4.953 | $3.466 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $7.445 | $1.376 | $4.593 | $2.941 | $5.036 | $3.525 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.61 | $1.406 | $4.49 | $2.861 | $5.146 | $3.602 |
| West India westindia | $7.741 | $1.431 | $4.567 | $2.864 | $5.239 | $3.667 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.862 | $1.453 | $4.851 | $3.106 | $5.321 | $3.724 |
| East Asia eastasia | $8.016 | $1.481 | $4.946 | $3.166 | $5.42 | $3.794 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $8.026 | $1.483 | $4.952 | $3.17 | $5.432 | $3.802 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.026 | $1.483 | $4.952 | $3.17 | $5.432 | $3.802 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $8.064 | $1.49 | $4.976 | $3.185 | $5.453 | $3.817 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $8.362 | $1.545 | $4.933 | $3.094 | $5.659 | $3.961 |
| South India southindia | $8.528 | $1.576 | $5.261 | $3.368 | $5.772 | $4.04 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $8.536 | $1.577 | $5.036 | $3.21 | $5.772 | $4.04 |
| France South francesouth | $9.235 | $1.707 | $5.449 | $3.417 | $6.25 | $4.375 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.485 | $1.753 | $5.596 | $3.509 | $6.419 | $4.493 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $9.648 | $1.783 | $5.953 | $3.811 | $6.524 | $4.535 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $9.678 | $1.788 | $5.971 | $3.823 | $6.55 | $4.585 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $10.433 | $1.928 | $6.156 | $3.86 | $7.061 | $4.942 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $10.483 | $1.937 | $6.185 | $3.879 | $7.095 | $4.966 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $10.616 | $1.962 | $6.263 | $3.928 | $7.185 | $5.029 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $12.542 | $2.318 | $7.40 | $4.641 | $8.488 | $5.941 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.048 | $3.732 | $2.389 |
| Windows | $10.464 | $8.148 | $6.805 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 672 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96_v5 |
| Family | Ev5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ev5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Ev5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2_v5 | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| Standard_E4_v5 | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| Standard_E8_v5 | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| Standard_E16_v5 | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| Standard_E20_v5 | 20 | 160 | $1.26 |
| Standard_E32_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| Standard_E48_v5 | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| Standard_E64_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.032 |
| Standard_E96_v5 | 96 | 672 | $6.048 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.