Standard_D96ds_v6vsStandard_E96ds_v6

Standard_D96ds_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E96ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $1,364.37 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
On-demand$5.98/hr24% less$7.849/hr
Lowest rate$1.259/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.639/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)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_v6Standard_E96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6 vs Standard_D96ds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$5.98$7.849▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.25979% off$1.639▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$3.70838% off$4.866▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$2.33261% off$3.061▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$4.12632% off$5.337▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.75153% off$3.689▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ds_v6 leads
On-demand price$5.98 vs $7.849 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E96ds_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
Network41,000 Mbps41,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
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)153,600153,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,088 MB/s5,088 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
FamilyDdsv6Edsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
Seriesddsv6-seriesedsv6-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_E96ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.98$7.849▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$5.98$7.849▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.98$7.849▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$5.98$7.849▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$5.98$7.849▲ 31%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$6.288$8.112▲ 29%
Central Indiacentralindia$6.292$8.099▲ 29%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$6.292$8.099▲ 29%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$6.292$8.099▲ 29%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.353$8.048▲ 27%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$6.353$8.048▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.354$8.347▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.578$8.634▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.665$8.597▲ 29%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$6.665$8.597▲ 29%
North Europenortheurope$6.665$8.783▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.665$8.783▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$6.757$8.869▲ 31%
Korea Southkoreasouth$6.877$9.026▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$6.915$9.22▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$6.977$9.22▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$6.977$9.22▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.977$9.22▲ 32%
West USwestus$6.977$8.721▲ 25%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$7.152$9.456▲ 32%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$7.164$9.468▲ 32%
West Europewesteurope$7.164$9.468▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$7.176$9.419▲ 31%
West Central USwestcentralus$7.176$9.419▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$7.236$9.497▲ 31%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$7.332$9.22▲ 26%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$7.333$8.97▲ 22%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.351$9.468▲ 29%
UAE Northuaenorth$7.356$9.654▲ 31%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$7.475$9.406▲ 26%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$7.475$9.811▲ 31%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$7.475$9.406▲ 26%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$7.476$9.406▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$7.476$9.406▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.476$9.406▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$7.476$9.468▲ 27%
West Indiawestindia$7.655$10.046▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.724$9.468▲ 23%
Japan Westjapanwest$7.724$9.468▲ 23%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$7.774$10.204▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.954$10.439▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.954$10.439▲ 31%
East Asiaeastasia$8.222$10.792▲ 31%
Sweden Southswedensouth$8.26$10.852▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$8.432$11.067▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$8.552$11.224▲ 31%
France Southfrancesouth$9.07$11.986▲ 32%
Germany Northgermanynorth$9.313$12.309▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$9.531$12.521▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$9.532$12.561▲ 32%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$9.533$11.661▲ 22%
Norway Westnorwaywest$10.244$13.54▲ 32%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$10.284$13.605▲ 32%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$12.128$13.766▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$12.39$16.277▲ 31%

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