Standard_D96ds_v6vsStandard_D96ds_v7

Standard_D96ds_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_D96ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,351.96 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7
On-demand$5.98/hr24% less$7.832/hr
Lowest rate$1.259/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.447/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite 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_v6Standard_D96ds_v7Standard_D96ds_v7 vs Standard_D96ds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$5.98$7.832▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.25982% off$1.447▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$3.708——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$2.332——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$4.12632% off$5.326▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.75154% off$3.603▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ds_v6 leads
On-demand price$5.98 vs $7.832 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_D96ds_v7 leads
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higher
Max disk IOPS (uncached)192,000 vs 153,600
25% higher

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7
Network41,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces815
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_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)153,600192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,088 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7
FamilyDdsv6Ddsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7
Seriesddsv6-seriesddsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96ds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_D96ds_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.98$7.832▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$5.98$7.832▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.98$7.832▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$5.98$7.832▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$5.98$7.832▲ 31%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.353$8.333▲ 31%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.354$7.969▲ 25%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.578$8.646▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.665$9.398▲ 41%
North Europenortheurope$6.665$9.04▲ 36%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.665$8.693▲ 30%
Central UScentralus$6.757$7.518▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$6.915$9.447▲ 37%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.977$9.085▲ 30%
West USwestus$6.977$10.212▲ 46%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$7.152$9.398▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$7.164$9.021▲ 26%
West Europewesteurope$7.164$9.774▲ 36%
South Central USsouthcentralus$7.176$9.397▲ 31%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.351$9.649▲ 31%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.476$9.397▲ 26%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.954$9.649▲ 21%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$8.552$10.338▲ 21%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$9.531$12.531▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96ds_v6General purpose, Ddsv6 family
Standard_D96ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv6 family

Compare Standard_D96ds_v6 with

Standard_D96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6Standard_D96pds_v6Standard_D96ds_v5
Standard_D96ds_v7General purpose, Ddsv7 family
Standard_D96ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv7 family

Compare Standard_D96ds_v7 with

Standard_D96ads_v7Standard_D96pds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7

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