Standard_D96a_v4vsStandard_D96as_v4

Standard_D96a_v4 and Standard_D96as_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.608 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
On-demand$4.608/hr$4.608/hr
Lowest rate$0.9718/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.9718/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4Standard_D96as_v4 vs Standard_D96a_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$4.608$4.608Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.971879% off$0.9718Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.70941% off$2.709Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.73362% off$1.733Same
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_D96a_v4 leads
Temp disk2,400 GiB vs 768 GiB
3.1× higher
Where Standard_D96as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

6 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
Network40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD32 x 768 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk2,400 GiB768 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
FamilyDav4Dasv4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4
Seriesdav4-seriesdasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96a_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96a_v4Standard_D96as_v4Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.962$2.962Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.962$2.962Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.962$2.962Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.363$4.363Same
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
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.821$4.821Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.848$4.848Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.896$4.896Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.992$4.992Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.992$4.992Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.069$5.069Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.136$5.136Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.136$5.136Same
North Europenortheurope$5.136$5.136Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.184$5.184Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.184$5.184Same
Central UScentralus$5.207$5.207Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.316$5.316Same
UK Southuksouth$5.328$5.328Same
France Centralfrancecentral$5.376$5.376Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.376$5.376Same
Italy Northitalynorth$5.376$5.376Same
West USwestus$5.376$5.376Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.443$5.443Same
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
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$5.76$5.76Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$5.808$5.808Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$5.808$5.808Same
West Indiawestindia$5.898$5.898Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.952$5.952Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.952$5.952Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.99$5.99Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.096$6.096Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.267$6.267Same
East Asiaeastasia$6.336$6.336Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.365$6.365Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.49$6.49Same
South Indiasouthindia$6.497$6.497Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.589$6.589Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.589$6.589Same
France Southfrancesouth$6.989$6.989Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.344$7.344Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.363$7.363Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$7.925$7.925Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$8.566$8.566Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$8.566$8.566Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$9.547$9.547Same

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