Standard_E96pds_v6
Standard_E96pds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB memory (Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]). In East US it costs $5.616 per hour on demand ($4,099.68 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.313 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $2.613 per hour. It is sold in 44 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $3.686 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 India centralindia | $3.686 | $0.6948 | $2.175 | $1.401 | $2.506 | $1.732 |
| East US eastus | $5.616 | $2.613 | $3.313 | $2.134 | $3.819 | $2.639 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.616 | $1.038 | $3.313 | $2.134 | $3.819 | $2.639 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.616 | $1.038 | $3.313 | $2.134 | $3.819 | $2.639 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.616 | $1.038 | $3.313 | $2.134 | $3.819 | $2.639 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.616 | $1.038 | $3.313 | $2.134 | $3.819 | $2.639 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.981 | $1.127 | $3.529 | $2.273 | $4.067 | $2.811 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.173 | $1.141 | – | – | $4.198 | $2.901 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.24 | $1.153 | $3.682 | $2.371 | $4.243 | $2.933 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.24 | $1.153 | $3.682 | $2.371 | $4.243 | $2.933 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.269 | $1.874 | $3.699 | $2.382 | $4.263 | $2.946 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.269 | $1.159 | $3.699 | $2.382 | $4.263 | $2.946 |
| Central US centralus | $6.346 | $1.352 | $3.313 | $2.134 | $3.814 | $2.634 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.47 | $1.141 | $3.818 | $2.459 | $4.40 | $3.041 |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.528 | $1.206 | $3.852 | $2.481 | $4.439 | $3.068 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.557 | $1.212 | $3.869 | $2.492 | $4.459 | $3.082 |
| West US westus | $6.557 | $1.212 | $3.869 | $2.492 | $4.459 | $3.082 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.571 | $1.214 | $3.877 | $2.497 | $4.468 | $3.088 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.71 | $1.302 | $3.959 | $2.55 | $4.563 | $3.154 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.71 | $1.24 | $3.959 | $2.55 | $4.563 | $3.154 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.71 | $1.447 | $3.959 | $2.55 | $4.563 | $3.154 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.739 | $1.245 | $3.976 | $2.561 | $4.582 | $3.167 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.739 | $1.245 | $3.976 | $2.561 | $4.582 | $3.167 |
| UK West ukwest | $6.787 | $1.254 | $4.005 | $2.579 | $4.615 | $3.19 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.854 | $1.267 | $4.044 | $2.605 | $4.661 | $3.221 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.998 | $1.358 | $4.129 | $2.659 | $4.759 | $3.289 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.998 | $1.293 | $4.129 | $2.659 | $4.759 | $3.289 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.02 | $1.297 | $4.142 | $2.668 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $7.056 | $1.304 | $4.163 | $2.681 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.219 | $1.334 | $4.259 | $2.743 | $4.909 | $3.393 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.229 | $1.336 | $4.265 | $2.747 | $4.916 | $3.398 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.296 | $1.348 | $4.305 | $2.772 | $4.961 | $3.429 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $7.315 | $1.352 | $4.316 | $2.78 | $4.974 | $3.438 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.344 | $1.357 | $4.333 | $2.791 | $4.994 | $3.452 |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.728 | $1.428 | $4.559 | $2.937 | $5.255 | $3.632 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $7.872 | $1.455 | $4.644 | $2.991 | $5.353 | $3.70 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $8.026 | $1.483 | $4.735 | $3.05 | $5.458 | $3.772 |
| South India southindia | $8.48 | $1.567 | $5.003 | $3.223 | $5.766 | $3.986 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.755 | $1.618 | $5.165 | $3.327 | $5.953 | $4.115 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.918 | $1.648 | $5.262 | $3.389 | $6.064 | $4.191 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $9.491 | $1.754 | $5.60 | $3.607 | $6.454 | $4.461 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $10.221 | $1.889 | $6.03 | $3.884 | $6.95 | $4.804 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $10.446 | $1.93 | $6.163 | $3.969 | $7.103 | $4.91 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $10.446 | $1.93 | $6.163 | $3.969 | $7.103 | $4.91 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 672 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 60 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) | 5,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E96pds_v6 |
| Family | Epdsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | epdsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2pds_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.117 |
| Standard_E4pds_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.234 |
| Standard_E8pds_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.468 |
| Standard_E16pds_v6 | 16 | 128 | $0.936 |
| Standard_E32pds_v6 | 32 | 256 | $1.872 |
| Standard_E48pds_v6 | 48 | 384 | $2.808 |
| Standard_E64pds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $3.744 |
| Standard_E96pds_v6 | 96 | 672 | $5.616 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.