Standard_D96ads_v7vsStandard_E96ads_v7

Standard_D96ads_v7 is 21% cheaper than Standard_E96ads_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,093.54 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
On-demand$5.472/hr21% less$6.97/hr
Lowest rate$1.062/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.301/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)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_v7Standard_E96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7 vs Standard_D96ads_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$1.06281% off$1.301▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$3.22841% off$4.112▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.07962% off$2.648▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.77632% off$4.74▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.51753% off$3.276▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$5.472 vs $6.97 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_E96ads_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
Network70,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
Storage6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe5,280 GiB5,280 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)192,000192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,664 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
FamilyDadsv7Eadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7
Seriesdadsv7-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.542$4.502▲ 27%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.542$4.502▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$5.472$6.97▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.856$7.45▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.029$7.661▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.115$7.776▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$6.115$7.776▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$6.365$8.102▲ 27%
France Centralfrancecentral$6.432$8.179▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.432$8.179▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.432$8.179▲ 27%
West USwestus$6.432$8.179▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.557$8.342▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.624$8.419▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.624$8.40▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$6.624$8.419▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.749$8.582▲ 27%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.749$8.582▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.874$8.746▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.874$8.746▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.874$8.746▲ 27%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.941$8.832▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.133$9.072▲ 27%
Japan Westjapanwest$7.133$9.072▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.325$9.312▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$7.574$9.638▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.834$9.965▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.834$9.965▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$8.784$11.174▲ 27%

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