Standard_E96bs_v5
Standard_E96bs_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 $7.152 per hour on demand ($5,220.96 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.22 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.506 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 | $7.152 | $1.506 | $4.22 | $2.503 | $4.836 | $3.028 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $7.152 | $2.628 | $4.22 | $2.503 | $4.836 | $3.028 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $7.152 | $1.322 | $4.22 | $2.503 | $4.836 | $3.028 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $7.152 | $1.322 | $4.22 | $2.503 | $4.836 | $3.028 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $7.152 | $1.322 | $4.22 | $2.503 | $4.836 | $3.028 |
| Central India centralindia | $7.44 | $1.375 | $4.39 | $2.604 | $5.14 | $3.201 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $7.44 | $1.375 | $4.39 | $2.604 | $5.14 | $3.201 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $7.44 | – | – | – | $7.44 | $7.44 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $7.44 | – | – | – | $7.44 | $7.44 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $7.656 | $1.416 | $4.517 | $2.68 | $5.29 | $3.294 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $7.69 | $1.421 | $4.537 | $2.691 | $5.20 | $3.256 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $7.69 | $1.421 | $4.537 | $2.691 | $5.20 | $3.256 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $7.867 | $1.454 | $4.642 | $2.753 | $5.428 | $3.383 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $7.896 | $2.869 | $4.659 | $2.764 | $5.455 | $3.398 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $7.896 | $1.459 | $4.659 | $2.764 | $5.455 | $3.398 |
| West US westus | $8.016 | $1.481 | $4.729 | $2.806 | $5.538 | $3.449 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.064 | $1.989 | $4.758 | $2.822 | $5.547 | $3.454 |
| Central US centralus | $8.082 | $1.494 | $4.22 | $2.503 | $4.825 | $3.023 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $8.225 | $1.52 | $4.853 | $2.879 | $5.683 | $3.539 |
| France Central francecentral | $8.472 | $1.566 | $4.998 | $2.965 | $5.853 | $3.646 |
| UK South uksouth | $8.472 | $1.566 | $4.998 | $2.965 | $5.812 | $3.629 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.903 | $3.676 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $8.544 | $0.8544 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.903 | $3.676 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.903 | $3.676 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.836 | $3.676 |
| Italy North italynorth | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.836 | $3.676 |
| Japan West japanwest | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.903 | $3.676 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.903 | $3.676 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.81 | $3.674 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $8.544 | $1.584 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.836 | $3.676 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.836 | $3.676 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.836 | $3.676 |
| West Europe westeurope | $8.544 | $1.579 | $5.041 | $2.99 | $5.836 | $3.676 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $8.582 | $1.586 | $5.064 | $3.004 | $5.929 | $3.693 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $8.582 | $1.586 | $5.064 | $3.004 | $5.929 | $3.693 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $8.64 | $1.597 | $5.098 | $3.024 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.64 | $1.597 | $5.098 | $3.024 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $8.654 | $1.599 | $5.106 | $3.029 | $5.979 | $3.724 |
| Japan East japaneast | $8.688 | $1.605 | $5.126 | $3.041 | $6.003 | $3.73 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $8.88 | $1.641 | $5.239 | $3.108 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $8.88 | $1.641 | $5.239 | $3.108 | $6.135 | $3.821 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $8.88 | $1.641 | $5.239 | $3.108 | $6.135 | $3.821 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $8.94 | $1.652 | $5.274 | $3.129 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $9.12 | $1.685 | $5.381 | $3.192 | $6.301 | $3.924 |
| West India westindia | $9.155 | $1.692 | $5.401 | $3.204 | $6.325 | $3.939 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $9.298 | $1.718 | $5.486 | $3.254 | $6.424 | $4.001 |
| East Asia eastasia | $9.552 | $1.765 | $5.636 | $3.343 | $6.599 | $4.11 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $9.60 | $1.774 | $5.664 | $3.36 | $6.633 | $4.131 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $9.953 | $1.839 | $5.872 | $3.483 | $6.877 | $4.283 |
| South India southindia | $10.084 | $1.863 | $5.95 | $3.53 | $6.967 | $4.339 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $10.227 | $1.89 | $6.034 | $3.58 | $7.066 | $4.401 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $10.227 | $1.89 | $6.034 | $3.58 | $7.066 | $4.401 |
| France South francesouth | $11.014 | $2.035 | $6.498 | $3.855 | $7.61 | $4.739 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $11.107 | $2.053 | $6.553 | $3.888 | $7.674 | $4.779 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $11.496 | $2.124 | $6.783 | $4.024 | $7.943 | $4.947 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $11.544 | $2.133 | $6.811 | $4.04 | $7.976 | $4.967 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $12.087 | $2.234 | $7.494 | $5.197 | $9.428 | $6.89 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $12.48 | $2.306 | $7.363 | $4.368 | $8.622 | $5.37 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $13.296 | $2.457 | $7.844 | $4.654 | $9.186 | $5.721 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $13.296 | $2.457 | $7.844 | $4.654 | $9.186 | $5.721 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $14.945 | $2.762 | $8.818 | $5.231 | $10.325 | $6.431 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $7.152 | $4.22 | $2.503 |
| Windows | $11.568 | $8.636 | $6.919 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 120,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96bs_v5 |
| Family | Ebsv5 |
| 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 Ebsv5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2bs_v5 | 2 | 16 | $0.149 |
| Standard_E4bs_v5 | 4 | 32 | $0.298 |
| Standard_E8bs_v5 | 8 | 64 | $0.596 |
| Standard_E16bs_v5 | 16 | 128 | $1.192 |
| Standard_E32bs_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.384 |
| Standard_E48bs_v5 | 48 | 384 | $3.576 |
| Standard_E64bs_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.768 |
| Standard_E96bs_v5 | 96 | 672 | $7.152 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.