Standard_D96ads_v5vsStandard_D96ds_v5

Standard_D96ads_v5 is 9% cheaper than Standard_D96ds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $350.40 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
On-demand$4.944/hr9% less$5.424/hr
Lowest rate$1.044/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.163/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5Standard_D96ds_v5 vs Standard_D96ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$4.944$5.424▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.04479% off$1.163▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.91741% off$3.20▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.87962% off$2.061▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.39232% off$3.707▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.26354% off$2.477▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ads_v5 leads
On-demand price$4.944 vs $5.424 per hour
9% cheaper
Where Standard_D96ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,600 MB/s vs 1,600 MB/s
63% higher

Specs

6 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
Network40,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
Storage3600 GiB temp SSD3600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk3,600 GiB3,600 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,600 MB/s2,600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
FamilyDadsv5Ddsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5
Seriesdadsv5-seriesddsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96ads_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96ads_v5Standard_D96ds_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.221$5.856▲ 82%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.221$5.856▲ 82%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.221$5.856▲ 82%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.944$5.424▲ 10%
East US 2eastus2$4.944$5.424▲ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.944$5.424▲ 10%
West US 2westus2$4.944$5.424▲ 10%
West US 3westus3$4.944$5.424▲ 10%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.27$5.856▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.28$5.76▲ 9%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.438$5.966▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.52$6.048▲ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.52$6.048▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$5.52$6.048▲ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.573$6.091▲ 9%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.573$6.091▲ 9%
Central UScentralus$5.587$6.129▲ 10%
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.686$6.238▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$5.76$6.288▲ 9%
Italy Northitalynorth$5.77$6.336▲ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$5.808$6.336▲ 9%
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.818$6.048▲ 4%
West USwestus$5.856$6.384▲ 9%
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.933$6.509▲ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$5.933$6.509▲ 10%
UK Westukwest$5.982$6.563▲ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.00$6.528▲ 9%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.00$6.528▲ 9%
West Europewesteurope$6.00$6.528▲ 9%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.068$6.623▲ 9%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$6.091$6.336▲ 4%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$6.091$6.653▲ 9%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.091$6.653▲ 9%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.096$6.672▲ 9%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$6.18$6.78▲ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.192$6.768▲ 9%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$6.24$6.816▲ 9%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$6.24$6.816▲ 9%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.24$6.816▲ 9%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$6.288$6.864▲ 9%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.288$6.864▲ 9%
West Indiawestindia$6.328$6.943▲ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$6.427$7.051▲ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.432$7.008▲ 9%
Japan Westjapanwest$6.432$7.008▲ 9%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$6.552$7.157▲ 9%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.60$7.20▲ 9%
East Asiaeastasia$6.816$7.44▲ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.864$7.488▲ 9%
South Indiasouthindia$6.971$7.648▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.07$7.181▲ 2%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.07$7.181▲ 2%
France Southfrancesouth$7.55$8.237▲ 9%
Germany Northgermanynorth$7.80$8.486▲ 9%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$7.889$8.609▲ 9%
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.919$8.649▲ 9%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.92$8.64▲ 9%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$8.58$9.36▲ 9%
Norway Westnorwaywest$9.191$9.335▲ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$9.191$9.341▲ 2%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$10.296$11.232▲ 9%

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