Standard_D96alds_v6vsStandard_D96alds_v7

Standard_D96alds_v6 and Standard_D96alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.57 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7
On-demand$4.57/hr$4.57/hr
Lowest rate$0.9634/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.8866/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 192 GiB96 vCPUs, 192 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_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7Standard_D96alds_v7 vs Standard_D96alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$4.57$4.57Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.963481% off$0.8866▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.69641% off$2.696Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.73662% off$1.736Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$3.06233% off$3.062Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$2.01156% off$2.011Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D96alds_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_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_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7
Network40,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_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_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96alds_v6Standard_D96alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.957$2.957Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.957$2.957Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.57$4.57Same
East US 2eastus2$4.57$4.57Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.57$4.57Same
West US 2westus2$4.57$4.57Same
West US 3westus3$4.57$4.57Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.896$4.896Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.03$5.03Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.107$5.107Same
North Europenortheurope$5.107$5.107Same
Central UScentralus$5.165$4.57▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$5.318$5.318Same
France Centralfrancecentral$5.366$5.366Same
Italy Northitalynorth$5.366$5.366Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.366$5.366Same
West USwestus$5.366$5.366Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.472$5.472Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.52$5.52Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.53$5.53Same
West Europewesteurope$5.53$5.53Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.635$5.635Same
UAE Northuaenorth$5.635$5.635Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.642$5.741▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.741$5.741Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.741$5.741Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$5.798$5.798Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.952$5.952Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.952$5.952Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.115$6.115Same
East Asiaeastasia$6.326$6.326Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.538$6.538Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.538$6.538Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.334$7.334Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D96alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

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Standard_D96alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D96alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

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