Standard_E96ns_v6
Standard_E96ns_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $8.368 per hour on demand ($6,108.64 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.92 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.736 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $8.368 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 | $8.368 | $1.524 | $4.92 | $2.949 | $5.658 | $3.543 |
| East US eastus | $8.368 | $1.736 | $4.92 | $2.949 | $5.658 | $3.543 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.368 | $1.546 | $4.92 | $2.949 | $5.658 | $3.543 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $8.368 | $1.546 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.69 | $3.515 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.368 | $1.546 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.69 | $3.515 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.368 | $1.546 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.69 | $3.515 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.929 | $1.65 | $5.268 | $3.304 | $6.161 | $3.84 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $9.205 | $1.701 | $5.431 | $3.222 | $6.259 | $3.866 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $9.623 | $1.778 | $5.678 | $3.464 | $6.64 | $4.138 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.996 | $1.847 | $5.898 | $3.599 | $6.797 | $4.298 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $9.996 | $1.847 | $5.898 | $3.599 | $6.797 | $4.298 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.996 | $1.847 | $5.898 | $3.599 | $6.797 | $4.298 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $10.041 | $1.856 | $5.924 | $3.514 | $6.828 | $4.217 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $10.041 | $1.856 | $5.924 | $3.514 | $6.828 | $4.217 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $10.041 | $1.856 | $5.904 | $3.539 | $6.79 | $4.251 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $10.041 | $1.856 | $5.904 | $3.539 | $6.79 | $4.251 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $10.053 | $1.858 | $5.911 | $3.534 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $10.125 | $1.871 | $5.974 | $3.746 | $6.986 | $4.354 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $10.165 | $1.879 | $5.997 | $3.558 | $6.912 | $4.269 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $10.165 | $1.016 | $5.997 | $3.558 | $6.912 | $4.269 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $10.165 | $1.879 | $5.997 | $3.558 | $6.912 | $4.269 |
| Japan East japaneast | $10.165 | $1.879 | $5.997 | $3.659 | $7.014 | $4.371 |
| France Central francecentral | $10.46 | $1.933 | $6.171 | $3.87 | $7.217 | $4.498 |
| UK South uksouth | $10.46 | $1.838 | $6.123 | $3.864 | $7.189 | $4.479 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $10.46 | $1.933 | $6.15 | $3.678 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $10.46 | $1.933 | $6.15 | $3.678 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $10.711 | $1.979 | $6.319 | $3.856 | $7.391 | $4.606 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $10.878 | $2.01 | $6.418 | $3.807 | $7.397 | $4.569 |
| Italy North italynorth | $10.878 | $2.01 | $6.418 | $4.025 | $7.506 | $4.678 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $10.878 | $2.01 | $6.418 | $4.025 | $7.506 | $4.678 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $10.878 | $2.01 | $6.418 | $3.916 | $7.506 | $4.678 |
| West US westus | $10.878 | $2.01 | $6.396 | $3.833 | $7.356 | $4.606 |
| North Europe northeurope | $10.996 | $2.032 | $6.488 | $4.069 | $7.587 | $4.728 |
| West Europe westeurope | $10.996 | $2.032 | $6.488 | $4.069 | $7.587 | $4.728 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $11.297 | $2.088 | $6.665 | $4.067 | $7.795 | $4.858 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $11.608 | $2.145 | $6.849 | $4.295 | $8.009 | $4.991 |
| Central India centralindia | $11.715 | $2.165 | $6.912 | $4.217 | $8.083 | $5.037 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $11.715 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $11.715 | – | – | – | – | – |
| South India southindia | $11.799 | $2.18 | $6.961 | $4.247 | $8.141 | $5.074 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $11.966 | $2.211 | $7.06 | $4.308 | $8.855 | $5.145 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $11.966 | $2.211 | $7.06 | $4.308 | $8.137 | $5.145 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $11.966 | $2.211 | $6.94 | $4.308 | $8.855 | $5.265 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $11.966 | $2.211 | $7.06 | $4.308 | $8.137 | $5.145 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $11.966 | $2.211 | $7.06 | $4.308 | $8.855 | $5.145 |
| Japan West japanwest | $12.133 | $2.242 | $7.159 | $4.368 | $8.372 | $5.217 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $12.217 | $2.258 | $7.208 | $4.398 | $9.041 | $5.253 |
| East Asia eastasia | $12.97 | $2.397 | $7.627 | $4.658 | $8.86 | $5.578 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $12.995 | $2.401 | $7.667 | $4.808 | $8.967 | $5.588 |
| France South francesouth | $13.598 | $2.513 | $8.023 | $5.031 | $9.383 | $5.847 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $14.142 | $2.613 | $8.344 | $5.091 | $9.758 | $6.081 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $15.556 | $2.875 | $9.178 | $5.60 | $10.578 | $6.689 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $15.556 | $2.875 | $9.178 | $5.60 | $11.511 | $6.689 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $15.564 | $2.876 | $9.183 | $5.603 | $10.584 | $6.692 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $15.882 | $2.935 | $9.37 | $5.718 | $11.753 | $6.829 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $16.736 | $3.093 | $9.874 | $5.857 | $11.38 | $7.029 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $21.756 | $4.021 | $12.836 | $7.615 | $14.794 | $9.137 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $8.368 | $4.92 | $2.949 |
| Windows | $12.784 | $9.336 | $7.365 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,088 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96ns_v6 |
| Family | Ensv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ensv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Ensv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2ns_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.174 |
| Standard_E4ns_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.349 |
| Standard_E8ns_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.697 |
| Standard_E16ns_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.395 |
| Standard_E32ns_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.789 |
| Standard_E48ns_v6 | 48 | 384 | $4.184 |
| Standard_E64ns_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.579 |
| Standard_E96ns_v6 | 96 | 768 | $8.368 |
| Standard_E128ns_v6 | 128 | 1024 | $11.157 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.