Standard_D96als_v6vsStandard_D96als_v7

Standard_D96als_v6 and Standard_D96als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.859 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7
On-demand$3.859/hr$3.859/hr
Lowest rate$0.8139/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.7486/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_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7Standard_D96als_v7 vs Standard_D96als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.859$3.859Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.813981% off$0.7486▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.27741% off$2.277Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.46662% off$1.466Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$2.58633% off$2.586Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$1.69856% off$1.698Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D96als_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_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_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7
Network40,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7
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 diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7
FamilyDalsv6Dalsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7
Seriesdalsv6-seriesdalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96als_v6Standard_D96als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.496$2.496Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.496$2.496Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.859$3.859Same
East US 2eastus2$3.859$3.859Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.859$3.859Same
West US 2westus2$3.859$3.859Same
West US 3westus3$3.859$3.859Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.128$4.128Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.243$4.243Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.301$4.301Same
North Europenortheurope$4.301$4.301Same
Central UScentralus$4.358$3.859▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$4.483$4.483Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.531$4.531Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.531$4.531Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.531$4.531Same
West USwestus$4.531$4.531Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.618$4.618Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.666$4.666Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.666$4.666Same
West Europewesteurope$4.666$4.666Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.752$4.752Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.752$4.752Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.755$4.838▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.838$4.838Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.838$4.838Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.886$4.886Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.021$5.021Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.021$5.021Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.155$5.155Same
East Asiaeastasia$5.338$5.338Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.51$5.51Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.51$5.51Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.192$6.192Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96als_v6General purpose, Dalsv6 family
Standard_D96als_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv6 family

Compare Standard_D96als_v6 with

Standard_D96ls_v6Standard_D96pls_v6
Standard_D96als_v7General purpose, Dalsv7 family
Standard_D96als_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dalsv7 family

Compare Standard_D96als_v7 with

Standard_D96ls_v7Standard_D96pls_v7

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 62% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect Azure account

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