Standard_D96ds_v7vsStandard_E96ds_v7

Standard_D96ds_v7 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E96ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,567.31 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7
On-demand$7.832/hr22% less$9.979/hr
Lowest rate$1.447/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.881/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (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_v7Standard_E96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7 vs Standard_D96ds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$7.832$9.979▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$1.44781% off$1.881▲ 30%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$5.32632% off$6.786▲ 27%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$3.60353% off$4.69▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96ds_v7 leads
On-demand price$7.832 vs $9.979 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E96ds_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7
Network70,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces1515
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_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)192,000192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,664 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7
FamilyDdsv7Edsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7
Seriesddsv7-seriesedsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96ds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96ds_v7Standard_E96ds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$7.518$9.58▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$7.832$9.979▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$7.832$9.979▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$7.832$9.979▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$7.832$9.979▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$7.832$9.979▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$7.969$10.155▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$8.333$10.618▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$8.646$11.017▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$8.693$11.076▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$9.021$11.496▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$9.04$11.52▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$9.085$11.576▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$9.397$11.975▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$9.397$11.975▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$9.398$11.975▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$9.398$11.975▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$9.447$12.039▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$9.649$12.294▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$9.649$12.294▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$9.774$12.454▲ 27%
West USwestus$10.212$13.013▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$10.338$13.173▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$12.531$15.967▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

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_D96ds_v6
Standard_E96ds_v7Memory optimized, Edsv7 family
Standard_E96ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv7 family

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Standard_E96ads_v7Standard_E96pds_v7Standard_E96ds_v6

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