Standard_E96s_v6
Standard_E96s_v6 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $6.35 per hour on demand ($4,635.50 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.937 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $1.317 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 | $6.35 | $1.317 | $3.937 | $2.477 | $4.318 | $2.985 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.35 | $1.173 | $3.937 | $2.477 | $4.318 | $2.985 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.35 | $1.173 | $3.937 | $2.477 | $4.318 | $2.985 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.35 | $1.173 | $3.937 | $2.477 | $4.318 | $2.985 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.35 | $1.173 | $3.937 | $2.477 | $4.318 | $2.985 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.512 | $1.203 | $4.037 | $2.54 | $4.428 | $3.061 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.512 | $1.203 | $4.037 | $2.54 | $4.428 | $3.061 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.552 | $1.211 | $4.062 | $2.555 | $4.455 | $3.079 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.552 | $1.211 | $4.062 | $2.555 | $4.455 | $3.079 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $6.552 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.552 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.754 | $1.248 | $4.187 | $2.634 | $4.593 | $3.174 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $6.895 | $1.274 | $4.275 | $2.689 | $5.516 | $3.792 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.955 | $1.285 | $4.312 | $2.712 | $4.729 | $3.269 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.955 | $1.285 | $4.312 | $2.712 | $4.729 | $3.269 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.986 | $1.291 | $4.331 | $2.724 | $5.589 | $3.842 |
| West US westus | $7.056 | $1.304 | $4.375 | $2.752 | $4.798 | $3.316 |
| North Europe northeurope | $7.107 | $1.313 | $4.406 | $2.772 | $4.833 | $3.34 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $7.107 | $1.313 | $4.406 | $2.772 | $4.833 | $3.34 |
| Central US centralus | $7.176 | $1.307 | $3.937 | $2.477 | $4.291 | $2.964 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $7.303 | $1.35 | $4.528 | $2.848 | $5.842 | $4.017 |
| France Central francecentral | $7.459 | $1.378 | $4.625 | $2.909 | $5.072 | $3.506 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $7.459 | $1.378 | $4.625 | $2.909 | $5.072 | $3.506 |
| Italy North italynorth | $7.459 | $1.378 | $4.625 | $2.909 | $5.072 | $3.506 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $7.459 | $1.378 | $4.625 | $2.909 | $5.072 | $3.506 |
| UK South uksouth | $7.459 | $1.31 | $4.625 | $2.909 | $5.072 | $3.506 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $7.611 | $1.407 | $4.719 | $2.968 | $5.176 | $3.577 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $7.611 | $0.7611 | $4.719 | $2.968 | $5.176 | $3.577 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.611 | $1.407 | $4.719 | $2.968 | $5.176 | $3.577 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.611 | $1.407 | $4.719 | $2.968 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $7.611 | $1.407 | $4.719 | $2.968 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.62 | $1.408 | $4.725 | $2.972 | $6.096 | $4.191 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $7.62 | $1.408 | $4.725 | $2.972 | $6.096 | $4.191 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $7.661 | $1.416 | $4.75 | $2.988 | $5.21 | $3.601 |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.661 | $1.416 | $4.75 | $2.988 | $5.21 | $3.601 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.661 | $1.416 | $4.75 | $2.988 | $5.21 | $3.601 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $7.661 | $1.416 | $4.75 | $2.988 | $5.21 | $3.601 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $7.661 | $1.416 | $4.75 | $2.988 | $5.21 | $3.601 |
| West Europe westeurope | $7.661 | $1.416 | $4.75 | $2.988 | $5.21 | $3.601 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.68 | $1.419 | $4.762 | $2.995 | $6.144 | $4.224 |
| UK West ukwest | $7.684 | $1.42 | $4.764 | $2.997 | $6.147 | $4.226 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $7.811 | $1.444 | $4.843 | $3.046 | $6.249 | $4.296 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $7.938 | $1.467 | $4.922 | $3.096 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.991 | $1.477 | $4.954 | $3.116 | $5.434 | $3.756 |
| West India westindia | $8.128 | $1.502 | $5.04 | $3.17 | $6.502 | $4.47 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $8.256 | $1.526 | $5.119 | $3.22 | $6.605 | $4.541 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $8.446 | $1.561 | $5.237 | $3.294 | $6.757 | $4.645 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.446 | $1.561 | $5.237 | $3.294 | $6.757 | $4.645 |
| East Asia eastasia | $8.732 | $1.614 | $5.414 | $3.406 | $6.986 | $4.803 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $8.78 | $1.623 | $5.444 | $3.424 | $7.024 | $4.829 |
| South India southindia | $8.954 | $1.655 | $5.551 | $3.492 | $7.163 | $4.925 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $8.963 | $1.656 | $5.557 | $3.496 | $7.17 | $4.93 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $9.081 | $1.678 | $5.63 | $3.541 | $7.265 | $4.995 |
| France South francesouth | $9.697 | $1.792 | $6.012 | $3.782 | $7.758 | $5.333 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $9.959 | $1.84 | $6.175 | $3.884 | $7.967 | $5.478 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $10.131 | $1.872 | $6.281 | $3.951 | $6.889 | $4.762 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $10.163 | $1.878 | $6.301 | $3.963 | $8.13 | $5.59 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $10.955 | $2.025 | $6.792 | $4.272 | $8.764 | $6.025 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $11.007 | $2.034 | $6.824 | $4.293 | $8.806 | $6.054 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $11.139 | $2.058 | $6.906 | $4.344 | $8.911 | $6.127 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $13.169 | $2.434 | $8.165 | $5.136 | $10.535 | $7.243 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.35 | $3.937 | $2.477 |
| Windows | $10.766 | $8.353 | $6.893 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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_E96s_v6 |
| Family | Esv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | esv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2s_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.132 |
| Standard_E4-2s_v6 | 2 | 32 | $0.265 |
| Standard_E8-2s_v6 | 2 | 64 | $0.529 |
| Standard_E4s_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.265 |
| Standard_E8-4s_v6 | 4 | 64 | $0.529 |
| Standard_E16-4s_v6 | 4 | 128 | $1.058 |
| Standard_E8s_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.529 |
| Standard_E16-8s_v6 | 8 | 128 | $1.058 |
| Standard_E32-8s_v6 | 8 | 256 | $2.117 |
| Standard_E16s_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.058 |
| Standard_E32-16s_v6 | 16 | 256 | $2.117 |
| Standard_E64-16s_v6 | 16 | 512 | $4.234 |
| Standard_E20s_v6 | 20 | 160 | $1.323 |
| Standard_E96-24s_v6 | 24 | 768 | $6.35 |
| Standard_E32s_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.117 |
| Standard_E64-32s_v6 | 32 | 512 | $4.234 |
| Standard_E128-32s_v6 | 32 | 1024 | $8.467 |
| Standard_E48s_v6 | 48 | 384 | $3.175 |
| Standard_E96-48s_v6 | 48 | 768 | $6.35 |
| Standard_E64s_v6 | 64 | 512 | $4.234 |
| Standard_E128-64s_v6 | 64 | 1024 | $8.467 |
| Standard_E96s_v6 | 96 | 768 | $6.35 |
| Standard_E128s_v6 | 128 | 1024 | $8.467 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.