Standard_D96ads_v6vsStandard_D96ads_v7

Standard_D96ads_v6 and Standard_D96ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $5.472 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
On-demand$5.472/hr$5.472/hr
Lowest rate$1.153/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.062/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
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_v6Standard_D96ads_v7Standard_D96ads_v7 vs Standard_D96ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$5.472$5.472Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.15381% off$1.062▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$3.22841% off$3.228Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.07962% off$2.079Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.77631% off$3.776Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.51754% off$2.517Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D96ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
Network40,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
Storage6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe5,280 GiB5,280 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)172,800192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)4,320 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96ads_v6Standard_D96ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.542$3.542Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.542$3.542Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.472$5.472Same
East US 2eastus2$5.472$5.472Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.472$5.472Same
West US 2westus2$5.472$5.472Same
West US 3westus3$5.472$5.472Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.856$5.856Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.029$6.029Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.115$6.115Same
North Europenortheurope$6.115$6.115Same
Central UScentralus$6.192$5.472▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$6.365$6.365Same
France Centralfrancecentral$6.432$6.432Same
Italy Northitalynorth$6.432$6.432Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.432$6.432Same
West USwestus$6.432$6.432Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.557$6.557Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.624$6.624Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.624$6.624Same
West Europewesteurope$6.624$6.624Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.743$6.874▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.749$6.749Same
UAE Northuaenorth$6.749$6.749Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.874$6.874Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.874$6.874Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.941$6.941Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.133$7.133Same
Japan Westjapanwest$7.133$7.133Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.325$7.325Same
East Asiaeastasia$7.574$7.574Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.834$7.834Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.834$7.834Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$8.784$8.784Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D96ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D96ads_v6 with

Standard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ads_v6Standard_D96pds_v6Standard_D96ads_v5
Standard_D96ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D96ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D96ads_v7 with

Standard_D96ds_v7Standard_D96pds_v7Standard_E96ads_v7

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