Standard_E96bds_v6
Standard_E96bds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $9.379 per hour on demand ($6,846.67 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.534 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.743 per hour. It is sold in 53 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $9.379 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 | $9.379 | $1.732 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.342 | $3.979 |
| East US eastus | $9.379 | $1.743 | $5.534 | $3.283 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.534 | $3.283 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.342 | $3.979 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.533 | $3.283 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.534 | $3.283 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $9.94 | $1.837 | $5.865 | $3.579 | $6.859 | $4.374 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $10.317 | $1.907 | $6.066 | $3.656 | $6.976 | $4.377 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.571 | $4.053 | $7.721 | $4.863 |
| Italy North italynorth | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.571 | $4.055 | $7.72 | $4.863 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.571 | $4.053 | $7.721 | $4.863 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.572 | $4.086 | $7.809 | $4.895 |
| UK West ukwest | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.571 | $4.055 | $7.72 | $4.863 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $11.232 | $2.076 | $6.627 | $4.043 | $7.638 | $4.717 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $11.254 | $2.08 | $6.618 | $3.989 | $7.61 | $4.774 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $11.254 | $2.08 | $6.618 | $3.989 | $7.61 | $4.774 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $11.254 | $2.08 | $6.618 | $3.989 | $7.61 | $4.774 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $11.255 | $2.08 | $6.641 | $3.939 | $7.653 | $4.727 |
| Japan East japaneast | $11.40 | $2.107 | $6.705 | $4.168 | $7.965 | $4.993 |
| Japan West japanwest | $11.40 | $2.107 | $6.705 | $4.168 | $7.965 | $4.993 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $11.457 | $2.117 | $6.737 | $4.082 | $7.835 | $4.894 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $11.457 | $1.146 | $6.737 | $4.082 | $7.835 | $4.894 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.457 | $2.117 | $6.759 | $4.124 | $7.791 | $4.812 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $11.457 | $2.117 | $6.737 | $4.082 | $7.835 | $4.894 |
| France Central francecentral | $11.724 | $2.167 | $6.894 | $4.253 | $8.099 | $5.101 |
| UK South uksouth | $11.724 | $2.06 | $6.917 | $4.221 | $8.09 | $5.159 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $12.029 | $2.223 | $7.073 | $4.286 | $8.227 | $5.139 |
| West US westus | $12.192 | $2.253 | $7.169 | $4.321 | $8.244 | $5.172 |
| North Europe northeurope | $12.293 | $2.272 | $7.253 | $4.426 | $8.482 | $5.409 |
| West Europe westeurope | $12.293 | $2.272 | $7.253 | $4.426 | $8.482 | $5.409 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $12.62 | $2.332 | $7.422 | $4.614 | $8.818 | $5.528 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $12.62 | $2.332 | $7.422 | $4.614 | $8.818 | $5.528 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $12.922 | $2.388 | $7.598 | $4.688 | $8.927 | $5.622 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $13.13 | $2.426 | $7.721 | $4.762 | $9.072 | $5.713 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $13.13 | $2.426 | $7.721 | $4.762 | $9.072 | $5.713 |
| Central India centralindia | $13.131 | $2.427 | $7.722 | $4.801 | $9.175 | $5.751 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $13.131 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $13.131 | – | – | – | – | – |
| West India westindia | $13.131 | $2.427 | $7.722 | $4.801 | $9.175 | $5.751 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.865 | $9.266 | $5.836 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.865 | $9.266 | $5.836 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.865 | $9.266 | $5.836 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.865 | $9.266 | $5.836 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.865 | $9.266 | $5.836 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.865 | $9.266 | $5.836 |
| East Asia eastasia | $14.266 | $2.636 | $8.388 | $5.096 | $9.758 | $6.11 |
| South India southindia | $14.444 | $2.669 | $8.495 | $5.281 | $10.092 | $6.327 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $14.529 | $2.685 | $8.543 | $5.271 | $10.037 | $6.322 |
| France South francesouth | $15.241 | $2.817 | $8.962 | $5.529 | $10.528 | $6.631 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $17.436 | $3.222 | $10.252 | $6.324 | $12.046 | $7.586 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $17.436 | $3.222 | $10.252 | $6.324 | $12.046 | $7.586 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $18.758 | $3.466 | $11.03 | $6.648 | $12.684 | $7.957 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $24.386 | $4.506 | $14.339 | $8.642 | $16.49 | $10.345 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $9.379 | $5.534 | $3.283 |
| Windows | $13.795 | $9.95 | $7.699 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 41 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp SSD |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96bds_v6 |
| Family | Ebdsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ebdsv6-series |
| Specs source | Microsoft docs |
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Other generations
Other Ebdsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2bds_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.195 |
| Standard_E4bds_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.391 |
| Standard_E8bds_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.782 |
| Standard_E16bds_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.563 |
| Standard_E32bds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $3.126 |
| Standard_E48bds_v6 | 48 | 384 | $4.69 |
| Standard_E64bds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $6.253 |
| Standard_E96bds_v6 | 96 | 768 | $9.379 |
| Standard_E128bds_v6 | 128 | 1024 | $12.506 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.