Standard_E96ds_v6
Standard_E96ds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $7.849 per hour on demand ($5,729.77 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.866 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $1.639 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 | $7.849 | $1.639 | $4.866 | $3.061 | $5.337 | $3.689 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $7.849 | $1.45 | $4.866 | $3.061 | $5.337 | $3.689 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $7.849 | $1.45 | $4.866 | $3.061 | $5.337 | $3.689 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $7.849 | $1.45 | $4.866 | $3.061 | $5.337 | $3.689 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $7.849 | $1.45 | $4.866 | $3.061 | $5.337 | $3.689 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $8.048 | $1.487 | $4.99 | $3.139 | $5.473 | $3.783 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $8.048 | $1.487 | $4.99 | $3.139 | $5.473 | $3.783 |
| Central India centralindia | $8.099 | $1.497 | $5.021 | $3.158 | $5.507 | $3.807 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.099 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.099 | – | – | – | – | – |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $8.112 | $1.499 | $5.029 | $3.164 | $5.516 | $3.813 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.347 | $1.542 | $5.175 | $3.255 | $5.676 | $3.923 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $8.597 | $1.589 | $5.33 | $3.353 | $5.846 | $4.041 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $8.597 | $1.589 | $5.33 | $3.353 | $5.846 | $4.041 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $8.634 | $1.596 | $5.353 | $3.367 | $6.907 | $4.749 |
| West US westus | $8.721 | $1.612 | $5.407 | $3.401 | $5.93 | $4.099 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.783 | $1.623 | $5.445 | $3.425 | $5.972 | $4.128 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $8.783 | $1.623 | $5.445 | $3.425 | $5.972 | $4.128 |
| Central US centralus | $8.869 | $1.628 | $4.866 | $3.061 | $5.321 | $3.681 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.97 | $1.658 | $5.561 | $3.498 | $7.176 | $4.934 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $9.026 | $1.668 | $5.596 | $3.52 | $7.221 | $4.964 |
| France Central francecentral | $9.22 | $1.704 | $5.716 | $3.596 | $6.27 | $4.333 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $9.22 | $1.704 | $5.716 | $3.596 | $6.27 | $4.333 |
| Italy North italynorth | $9.22 | $1.704 | $5.716 | $3.596 | $6.27 | $4.333 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $9.22 | $1.704 | $5.716 | $3.596 | $6.27 | $4.333 |
| UK South uksouth | $9.22 | $1.62 | $5.716 | $3.596 | $6.27 | $4.333 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $9.406 | $1.738 | $5.832 | $3.668 | $6.396 | $4.421 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $9.406 | $0.9406 | $5.832 | $3.668 | $6.396 | $4.421 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $9.406 | $1.738 | $5.832 | $3.668 | $6.396 | $4.421 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $9.406 | $1.738 | $5.832 | $3.668 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $9.406 | $1.738 | $5.832 | $3.668 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $9.419 | $1.741 | $5.84 | $3.673 | $7.535 | $5.181 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $9.419 | $1.741 | $5.84 | $3.673 | $7.535 | $5.181 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $9.456 | $1.748 | $5.863 | $3.688 | $7.565 | $5.201 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.468 | $1.75 | $5.87 | $3.693 | $6.438 | $4.45 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.468 | $1.75 | $5.87 | $3.693 | $6.438 | $4.45 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.468 | $1.75 | $5.87 | $3.693 | $6.438 | $4.45 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.468 | $1.75 | $5.87 | $3.693 | $6.438 | $4.45 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.468 | $1.75 | $5.87 | $3.693 | $6.438 | $4.45 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.468 | $1.75 | $5.87 | $3.693 | $6.438 | $4.45 |
| UK West ukwest | $9.497 | $1.755 | $5.888 | $3.704 | $7.598 | $5.223 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $9.654 | $1.784 | $5.985 | $3.765 | $7.723 | $5.31 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $9.811 | $1.813 | $6.083 | $3.826 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $9.876 | $1.825 | $6.123 | $3.852 | $6.716 | $4.642 |
| West India westindia | $10.046 | $1.857 | $6.229 | $3.918 | $8.037 | $5.525 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $10.204 | $1.886 | $6.326 | $3.979 | $8.163 | $5.612 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $10.439 | $1.929 | $6.472 | $4.071 | $8.351 | $5.742 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $10.439 | $1.929 | $6.472 | $4.071 | $8.351 | $5.742 |
| East Asia eastasia | $10.792 | $1.994 | $6.691 | $4.209 | $8.634 | $5.936 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $10.852 | $2.006 | $6.728 | $4.232 | $8.682 | $5.969 |
| South India southindia | $11.067 | $2.045 | $6.861 | $4.316 | $8.854 | $6.087 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $11.224 | $2.074 | $6.959 | $4.378 | $8.979 | $6.173 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $11.661 | $2.155 | $7.23 | $4.548 | $9.329 | $6.414 |
| France South francesouth | $11.986 | $2.215 | $7.431 | $4.674 | $9.589 | $6.592 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $12.309 | $2.275 | $7.632 | $4.801 | $9.847 | $6.77 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $12.521 | $2.314 | $7.763 | $4.883 | $8.514 | $5.885 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $12.561 | $2.321 | $7.788 | $4.899 | $10.049 | $6.909 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $13.54 | $2.502 | $8.395 | $5.281 | $10.832 | $7.447 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $13.605 | $2.514 | $8.435 | $5.306 | $10.884 | $7.483 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $13.766 | $2.544 | $8.535 | $5.369 | $11.013 | $7.571 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $16.277 | $3.008 | $10.092 | $6.348 | $13.022 | $8.952 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $7.849 | $4.866 | $3.061 |
| Windows | $12.265 | $9.282 | $7.477 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 41 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 5,280 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96ds_v6 |
| Family | Edsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | edsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2ds_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.164 |
| Standard_E4-2ds_v6 | 2 | 32 | $0.327 |
| Standard_E8-2ds_v6 | 2 | 64 | $0.654 |
| Standard_E4ds_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.327 |
| Standard_E8-4ds_v6 | 4 | 64 | $0.654 |
| Standard_E16-4ds_v6 | 4 | 128 | $1.308 |
| Standard_E8ds_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.654 |
| Standard_E16-8ds_v6 | 8 | 128 | $1.308 |
| Standard_E32-8ds_v6 | 8 | 256 | $2.616 |
| Standard_E16ds_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.308 |
| Standard_E32-16ds_v6 | 16 | 256 | $2.616 |
| Standard_E64-16ds_v6 | 16 | 512 | $5.233 |
| Standard_E20ds_v6 | 20 | 160 | $1.635 |
| Standard_E96-24ds_v6 | 24 | 768 | $7.849 |
| Standard_E32ds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.616 |
| Standard_E64-32ds_v6 | 32 | 512 | $5.233 |
| Standard_E128-32ds_v6 | 32 | 1024 | $10.465 |
| Standard_E48ds_v6 | 48 | 384 | $3.924 |
| Standard_E96-48ds_v6 | 48 | 768 | $7.849 |
| Standard_E64ds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.233 |
| Standard_E128-64ds_v6 | 64 | 1024 | $10.465 |
| Standard_E96ds_v6 | 96 | 768 | $7.849 |
| Standard_E128ds_v6 | 128 | 1024 | $10.465 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.