Standard_E96nds_v6
Standard_E96nds_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 $5.515 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.958 per hour. It is sold in 57 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 | $1.722 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.342 | $3.979 |
| East US eastus | $9.379 | $1.958 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.342 | $3.979 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.342 | $3.979 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $9.379 | $1.733 | $5.515 | $3.324 | $6.378 | $3.939 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $9.94 | $1.837 | $5.845 | $3.606 | $6.859 | $4.374 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $10.317 | $1.907 | $6.066 | $3.656 | $7.016 | $4.333 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $10.786 | $1.993 | $6.343 | $3.943 | $7.55 | $4.746 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.571 | $4.053 | $7.711 | $4.917 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $11.176 | $2.065 | $6.571 | $4.053 | $7.711 | $4.917 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $11.232 | $2.076 | $6.604 | $4.012 | $7.638 | $4.83 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $11.254 | $2.08 | $6.618 | $3.989 | $7.653 | $4.727 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $11.254 | $2.08 | $6.618 | $3.989 | $7.653 | $4.727 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $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 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $11.288 | $2.086 | $6.637 | $4.011 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $11.348 | $2.097 | $6.673 | $4.117 | $7.83 | $4.993 |
| Japan East japaneast | $11.40 | $2.107 | $6.705 | $4.168 | $7.98 | $5.016 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $11.457 | $2.117 | $6.737 | $4.082 | $7.791 | $4.926 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $11.457 | $1.146 | $6.737 | $4.082 | $7.791 | $4.926 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.457 | $2.117 | $6.737 | $4.082 | $7.791 | $4.926 |
| France Central francecentral | $11.723 | $2.166 | $6.893 | $4.253 | $8.089 | $5.158 |
| UK South uksouth | $11.723 | $2.06 | $6.893 | $4.253 | $8.098 | $5.101 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $11.723 | $2.166 | $6.893 | $4.165 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $11.723 | $2.166 | $6.893 | $4.165 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $12.005 | $2.219 | $7.06 | $4.389 | $8.403 | $5.282 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $12.192 | $2.253 | $7.169 | $4.344 | $8.291 | $5.243 |
| Italy North italynorth | $12.192 | $2.253 | $7.169 | $4.423 | $8.412 | $5.364 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $12.192 | $2.253 | $7.169 | $4.423 | $8.412 | $5.364 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $12.192 | $2.253 | $7.17 | $4.457 | $8.534 | $5.364 |
| West US westus | $12.192 | $2.253 | $7.169 | $4.321 | $8.244 | $5.172 |
| North Europe northeurope | $12.293 | $2.272 | $7.229 | $4.46 | $8.482 | $5.409 |
| West Europe westeurope | $12.293 | $2.272 | $7.229 | $4.46 | $8.482 | $5.409 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $12.661 | $2.34 | $7.446 | $4.629 | $8.863 | $5.571 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $12.922 | $2.388 | $7.598 | $4.688 | $8.916 | $5.686 |
| Central India centralindia | $13.13 | $2.426 | $7.722 | $4.80 | $9.191 | $5.777 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $13.13 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $13.13 | – | – | – | – | – |
| South India southindia | $13.224 | $2.444 | $7.777 | $4.835 | $9.257 | $5.819 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.913 | $4.828 | $9.925 | $5.767 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.864 | $9.254 | $5.901 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.779 | $4.828 | $9.925 | $5.901 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.886 | $4.864 | $9.254 | $5.901 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $13.412 | $2.478 | $7.913 | $4.828 | $9.925 | $5.767 |
| Japan West japanwest | $13.599 | $2.513 | $7.998 | $4.972 | $9.519 | $5.984 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $13.693 | $2.53 | $8.079 | $4.929 | $10.133 | $5.888 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $14.529 | $2.685 | $8.543 | $5.271 | $10.025 | $6.393 |
| East Asia eastasia | $14.537 | $2.686 | $8.548 | $5.193 | $9.943 | $6.226 |
| France South francesouth | $15.24 | $2.816 | $8.961 | $5.529 | $10.516 | $6.706 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $15.85 | $2.929 | $9.322 | $5.795 | $11.095 | $6.974 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $17.435 | $3.222 | $10.252 | $6.324 | $12.03 | $7.671 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $17.435 | $3.222 | $10.287 | $6.277 | $12.902 | $7.497 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $17.444 | $3.224 | $10.257 | $6.327 | $12.036 | $7.675 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $17.801 | $3.29 | $10.502 | $6.408 | $13.173 | $7.654 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $18.757 | $3.466 | $11.029 | $6.648 | $12.755 | $7.878 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $24.385 | $4.506 | $14.338 | $8.642 | $16.582 | $10.242 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $9.379 | $5.515 | $3.324 |
| Windows | $13.795 | $9.931 | $7.74 |
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 | 150 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| 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_E96nds_v6 |
| Family | Endsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | endsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_E96nds_v6
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Other Endsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2nds_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.195 |
| Standard_E4nds_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.391 |
| Standard_E8nds_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.782 |
| Standard_E16nds_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.563 |
| Standard_E32nds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $3.126 |
| Standard_E48nds_v6 | 48 | 384 | $4.689 |
| Standard_E64nds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $6.252 |
| Standard_E96nds_v6 | 96 | 768 | $9.379 |
| Standard_E128nds_v6 | 128 | 1024 | $12.505 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.