Standard_D96a_v4vsStandard_E96a_v4

Standard_D96a_v4 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E96a_v4 on demand in East US, saving $1,051.20 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4
On-demand$4.608/hr24% less$6.048/hr
Lowest rate$0.9718/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.273/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 672 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
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_E96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4 vs Standard_D96a_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$4.608$6.048▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.971879% off$1.273▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.70941% off$3.556▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.73362% off$2.274▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.1632% off$4.09▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.12153% off$2.862▲ 35%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96a_v4 leads
On-demand price$4.608 vs $6.048 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E96a_v4 leads
Memory (GiB)672 vs 384
75% higher

Specs

6 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_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 (Milan)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4
Memory (GiB)384672
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4
Network40,000 Mbps32,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD32 x 672 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk2,400 GiB2,400 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4
FamilyDav4Eav4
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96a_v4Standard_E96a_v4
Seriesdav4-serieseav4-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_E96a_v4Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.962$3.813▲ 29%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.962$3.813▲ 29%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.962$3.813▲ 29%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.363$6.24▲ 43%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.608$6.048▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$4.608$6.048▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.608$6.048▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$4.608$6.048▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$4.608$6.048▲ 31%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.821$5.91▲ 23%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.848$6.384▲ 32%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.896$6.432▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.992$7.296▲ 46%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.992$7.296▲ 46%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.069$6.653▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.136$6.624▲ 29%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.136$6.624▲ 29%
North Europenortheurope$5.136$6.768▲ 32%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.184$6.528▲ 26%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.184$6.566▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$5.207$6.834▲ 31%
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.316$6.912▲ 30%
UK Southuksouth$5.328$7.104▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$5.376$7.104▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.376$7.104▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$5.376$7.104▲ 32%
West USwestus$5.376$6.72▲ 25%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.443$7.61▲ 40%
West Europewesteurope$5.52$7.296▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.53$7.258▲ 31%
West Central USwestcentralus$5.53$7.258▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$5.576$7.318▲ 31%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$5.65$7.445▲ 32%
UAE Northuaenorth$5.65$7.445▲ 32%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.664$7.296▲ 29%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.76$7.248▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$5.76$7.248▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.76$7.248▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.76$7.296▲ 27%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$5.76$7.56▲ 31%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$5.808$7.248▲ 25%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$5.808$6.048▲ 4%
West Indiawestindia$5.898$7.741▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.952$7.296▲ 23%
Japan Westjapanwest$5.952$7.296▲ 23%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.99$7.862▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.096$8.064▲ 32%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.267$7.683▲ 23%
East Asiaeastasia$6.336$8.016▲ 27%
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.365$8.362▲ 31%
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.49$9.485▲ 46%
South Indiasouthindia$6.497$8.528▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.589$8.649▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.589$8.649▲ 31%
France Southfrancesouth$6.989$9.235▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.344$9.648▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.363$9.677▲ 31%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$7.925$10.483▲ 32%
Norway Westnorwaywest$8.566$11.243▲ 31%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$8.566$11.243▲ 31%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$9.547$12.542▲ 31%

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