Standard_D96ds_v5vsStandard_E96ds_v5

Standard_D96ds_v5 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E96ds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $1,086.24 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
On-demand$5.424/hr22% less$6.912/hr
Lowest rate$1.163/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.462/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 672 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5 vs Standard_D96ds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$5.424$6.912▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.16379% off$1.462▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$3.2041% off$4.078▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.06162% off$2.627▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$3.70732% off$4.682▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.47753% off$3.23▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ds_v5 leads
On-demand price$5.424 vs $6.912 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E96ds_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)672 vs 384
75% higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
Memory (GiB)384672
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
Network35,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
Storage3600 GiB temp SSD3600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk3,600 GiB3,600 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,600 MB/s2,600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
FamilyDdsv5Edsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5
Seriesddsv5-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96ds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96ds_v5Standard_E96ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.424$6.912▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$5.424$6.912▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.424$6.912▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$5.424$6.912▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$5.424$6.912▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.76$7.296▲ 27%
Central Indiacentralindia$5.856$7.248▲ 24%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.856$7.248▲ 24%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$5.856$7.248▲ 24%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$5.856$7.248▲ 24%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.966$7.603▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.048$7.584▲ 25%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$6.048$7.584▲ 25%
North Europenortheurope$6.048$7.68▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.048$7.68▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.091$7.517▲ 23%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$6.091$7.517▲ 23%
Central UScentralus$6.129$7.811▲ 27%
Korea Southkoreasouth$6.238$7.949▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$6.288$8.112▲ 29%
France Centralfrancecentral$6.336$8.112▲ 28%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$6.336$8.064▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.336$8.064▲ 27%
West USwestus$6.384$7.776▲ 22%
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.509$8.294▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$6.509$8.294▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.528$8.304▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.528$8.304▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$6.528$8.304▲ 27%
UK Westukwest$6.563$8.364▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.623$7.893▲ 19%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$6.653$8.064▲ 21%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.653$8.448▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.672$8.304▲ 24%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.768$8.352▲ 23%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$6.78$8.64▲ 27%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$6.816$8.352▲ 23%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$6.816$8.352▲ 23%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.816$8.352▲ 23%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$6.864$8.304▲ 21%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.864$8.304▲ 21%
West Indiawestindia$6.943$8.847▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.008$8.352▲ 19%
Japan Westjapanwest$7.008$8.352▲ 19%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$7.051$8.986▲ 27%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$7.157$8.77▲ 23%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.181$9.134▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.181$9.12▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.20$9.12▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$7.44$8.40▲ 13%
Sweden Southswedensouth$7.488$9.485▲ 27%
South Indiasouthindia$7.648$9.746▲ 27%
France Southfrancesouth$8.237$10.546▲ 28%
Germany Northgermanynorth$8.486$10.795▲ 27%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$8.609$10.26▲ 19%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$8.64$10.944▲ 27%
UAE Centraluaecentral$8.649$10.982▲ 27%
Norway Westnorwaywest$9.335$11.875▲ 27%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$9.341$12.096▲ 29%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$9.36$11.856▲ 27%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$11.232$14.227▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96ds_v5General purpose, Ddsv5 family
Standard_D96ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv5 family

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