Standard_D96_v5vsStandard_D96s_v5

Standard_D96_v5 and Standard_D96s_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.608 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
On-demand$4.608/hr$4.608/hr
Lowest rate$0.9727/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.9727/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5Standard_D96s_v5 vs Standard_D96_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$4.608$4.608Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.972779% off$0.9727Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$2.84338% off$2.843Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$1.8260% off$1.82Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.1631% off$3.16Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.12154% off$2.121Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D96s_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
Network35,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,600 MB/s2,600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
FamilyDv5Dsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5
Seriesdv5-seriesdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96_v5Standard_D96s_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.608$4.608Same
East US 2eastus2$4.608$4.608Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.608$4.608Same
West US 2westus2$4.608$4.608Same
West US 3westus3$4.608$4.608Same
Central Indiacentralindia$4.848$4.848Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.848$4.848Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$4.848$4.848Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.848$4.848Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.896$4.896Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.069$5.069Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.136$5.136Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.136$5.136Same
North Europenortheurope$5.136$5.136Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.136$5.136Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.184$5.184Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.184$5.184Same
Central UScentralus$5.207$5.207Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.299$5.299Same
UK Southuksouth$5.328$5.328Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.357$5.357Same
France Centralfrancecentral$5.376$5.376Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.376$5.376Same
Italy Northitalynorth$5.376$5.376Same
West USwestus$5.376$5.376Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.52$5.52Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.52$5.52Same
West Europewesteurope$5.52$5.52Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.53$5.53Same
West Central USwestcentralus$5.53$5.53Same
UK Westukwest$5.576$5.576Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$5.65$5.65Same
UAE Northuaenorth$5.65$5.65Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.664$5.664Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.76$5.76Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$5.76$5.76Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.76$5.76Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.76$5.76Same
West Indiawestindia$5.898$5.898Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.952$5.952Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.952$5.952Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.99$5.99Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$6.048$6.048Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.072$6.072Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.072$6.072Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.096$6.096Same
East Asiaeastasia$6.336$6.336Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.365$6.365Same
South Indiasouthindia$6.497$6.497Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.964$6.964Same
France Southfrancesouth$6.989$6.989Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$7.176$7.176Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.344$7.344Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.344$7.344Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$7.885$7.885Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$7.894$7.894Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$7.925$7.925Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$9.547$9.547Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D96_v5General purpose, Dv5 family
Standard_D96_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv5 family

Compare Standard_D96_v5 with

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Standard_D96s_v5General purpose, Dsv5 family
Standard_D96s_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv5 family

Compare Standard_D96s_v5 with

Standard_D96as_v5Standard_E96s_v5Standard_D96ps_v5Standard_D96s_v6

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.