Standard_E96bds_v5
Standard_E96bds_v5 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $8.016 per hour on demand ($5,851.68 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.729 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.719 per hour. It is sold in 61 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 | $8.016 | $1.719 | $4.729 | $3.046 | $5.42 | $3.394 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.016 | $3.659 | $4.729 | $3.046 | $5.42 | $3.394 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $8.016 | $1.481 | $4.729 | $3.046 | $5.42 | $3.394 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.016 | $1.481 | $4.729 | $3.046 | $5.42 | $3.394 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.016 | $1.485 | $4.729 | $3.046 | $5.42 | $3.394 |
| Central India centralindia | $8.448 | $1.561 | $4.984 | $3.21 | $5.837 | $3.635 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $8.448 | $1.735 | $4.984 | $3.21 | $5.837 | $3.635 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.448 | – | – | – | $8.448 | $8.448 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.448 | – | – | – | $8.448 | $8.448 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.52 | $1.575 | $5.027 | $3.238 | $5.886 | $3.666 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $8.683 | $1.605 | $5.123 | $3.30 | $5.871 | $3.676 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $8.683 | $1.605 | $5.123 | $3.30 | $5.871 | $3.676 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $8.818 | $1.63 | $5.202 | $3.351 | $6.084 | $3.792 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $8.856 | $3.044 | $5.225 | $3.365 | $6.119 | $3.811 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $8.856 | $1.637 | $5.225 | $3.365 | $6.119 | $3.811 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.976 | $2.103 | $5.296 | $3.411 | $6.175 | $3.844 |
| Central US centralus | $9.058 | $1.696 | $4.729 | $3.046 | $5.408 | $3.388 |
| West US westus | $9.072 | $1.677 | $5.353 | $3.447 | $6.268 | $3.904 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $9.218 | $1.704 | $5.439 | $3.503 | $6.369 | $3.966 |
| France Central francecentral | $9.48 | $1.752 | $5.593 | $3.602 | $6.55 | $4.079 |
| UK South uksouth | $9.48 | $1.752 | $5.593 | $3.602 | $6.503 | $4.061 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.63 | $6.524 | $4.109 |
| Italy North italynorth | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.63 | $6.524 | $4.109 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.63 | $6.599 | $4.11 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.63 | $6.524 | $4.109 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.63 | $6.524 | $4.109 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.63 | $6.524 | $4.109 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.60 | $1.774 | $5.664 | $3.648 | $6.633 | $4.131 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $9.619 | $1.778 | $5.675 | $3.655 | $6.646 | $4.139 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $9.619 | $1.778 | $5.675 | $3.655 | $6.646 | $4.139 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $9.648 | $1.783 | $5.692 | $3.666 | $6.666 | $4.152 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $9.648 | $0.9648 | $5.692 | $3.666 | $6.666 | $4.152 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $9.648 | $1.783 | $5.692 | $3.666 | $6.666 | $4.152 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.648 | $1.789 | $5.692 | $3.666 | $6.59 | $4.151 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $9.648 | $1.93 | $5.692 | $3.666 | $6.59 | $4.151 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $9.696 | $1.792 | $5.721 | $3.684 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $9.696 | $1.792 | $5.721 | $3.684 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $9.699 | $1.792 | $5.723 | $3.686 | $6.701 | $4.173 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.744 | $1.801 | $5.749 | $3.703 | $6.732 | $4.183 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $9.888 | $1.827 | $5.834 | $3.757 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $9.888 | $1.823 | $5.834 | $3.757 | $6.832 | $4.255 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $9.888 | $1.827 | $5.834 | $3.757 | $6.832 | $4.255 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $10.02 | $1.852 | $5.912 | $3.808 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $10.087 | $1.864 | $5.951 | $3.833 | $6.969 | $4.34 |
| West India westindia | $10.26 | $1.896 | $6.054 | $3.899 | $7.089 | $4.415 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $10.421 | $1.926 | $6.148 | $3.96 | $7.20 | $4.484 |
| East Asia eastasia | $10.656 | $1.969 | $6.287 | $4.049 | $7.362 | $4.585 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $10.656 | $1.969 | $6.287 | $4.049 | $7.362 | $4.585 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $11.076 | $2.047 | $6.535 | $4.209 | $7.652 | $4.766 |
| South India southindia | $11.303 | $2.089 | $6.668 | $4.295 | $7.809 | $4.864 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $11.463 | $2.118 | $6.763 | $4.356 | $7.92 | $4.933 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $11.463 | $2.118 | $6.763 | $4.356 | $7.92 | $4.933 |
| France South francesouth | $12.324 | $2.277 | $7.271 | $4.683 | $8.515 | $5.303 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $12.418 | $2.295 | $7.326 | $4.719 | $8.58 | $5.343 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $12.792 | $2.364 | $7.547 | $4.861 | $8.838 | $5.504 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $12.854 | $2.375 | $7.584 | $4.885 | $8.881 | $5.531 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $13.547 | $2.709 | $8.399 | $5.825 | $10.567 | $7.722 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $13.853 | $2.56 | $8.173 | $5.264 | $9.571 | $5.961 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $14.902 | $2.754 | $8.792 | $5.663 | $10.296 | $6.412 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $14.902 | $2.754 | $8.792 | $5.663 | $10.296 | $6.412 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $16.63 | $3.073 | $9.811 | $6.319 | $11.49 | $7.156 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $8.016 | $4.729 | $3.046 |
| Windows | $12.432 | $9.146 | $7.462 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 672 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| 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) | 120,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96bds_v5 |
| Family | Ebdsv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ebdsv5-ebsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Ebdsv5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2bds_v5 | 2 | 16 | $0.167 |
| Standard_E4bds_v5 | 4 | 32 | $0.334 |
| Standard_E8bds_v5 | 8 | 64 | $0.668 |
| Standard_E16bds_v5 | 16 | 128 | $1.336 |
| Standard_E32bds_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.672 |
| Standard_E48bds_v5 | 48 | 384 | $4.008 |
| Standard_E64bds_v5 | 64 | 512 | $5.344 |
| Standard_E96bds_v5 | 96 | 672 | $8.016 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.