Standard_D96as_v6vsStandard_D96as_v7

Standard_D96as_v6 and Standard_D96as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.358 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7
On-demand$4.358/hr$4.358/hr
Lowest rate$0.9191/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.8455/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_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7Standard_D96as_v7 vs Standard_D96as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$4.358$4.358Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.919181% off$0.8455▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.57141% off$2.571Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.65662% off$1.656Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.00731% off$3.007Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.00554% off$2.005Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D96as_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_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_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7
Network40,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_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_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7
FamilyDasv6Dasv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7
Seriesdasv6-seriesdasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96as_v6Standard_D96as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.813$2.813Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.813$2.813Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.358$4.358Same
East US 2eastus2$4.358$4.358Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.358$4.358Same
West US 2westus2$4.358$4.358Same
West US 3westus3$4.358$4.358Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.656$4.656Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.79$4.79Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.858$4.858Same
North Europenortheurope$4.858$4.858Same
Central UScentralus$4.925$4.358▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$5.069$5.069Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.089$5.472▲ 8%
France Centralfrancecentral$5.117$5.117Same
Italy Northitalynorth$5.117$5.117Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.117$5.117Same
West USwestus$5.117$5.117Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.213$5.213Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.27$5.27Same
West Europewesteurope$5.27$5.27Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.28$5.28Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.366$5.366Same
UAE Northuaenorth$5.366$5.366Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.472$5.472Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.472$5.472Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$5.52$5.52Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.674$5.674Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.674$5.674Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.827$5.827Same
East Asiaeastasia$6.029$6.029Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.23$6.23Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.23$6.23Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.989$6.989Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D96as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

Compare Standard_D96as_v6 with

Standard_D96s_v6Standard_E96as_v6Standard_D96ps_v6Standard_D96as_v5
Standard_D96as_v7General purpose, Dasv7 family
Standard_D96as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv7 family

Compare Standard_D96as_v7 with

Standard_D96ps_v7Standard_D96s_v7Standard_E96as_v7

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