Standard_D96lds_v6vsStandard_D96lds_v7

Standard_D96lds_v6 is 20% cheaper than Standard_D96lds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $991.34 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7
On-demand$5.295/hr20% less$6.653/hr
Lowest rate$1.115/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.23/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 192 GiB96 vCPUs, 192 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_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7Standard_D96lds_v7 vs Standard_D96lds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$5.295$6.653▲ 26%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.11582% off$1.23▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$3.283——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$2.065——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$3.54833% off$4.457▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$2.3356% off$2.927▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96lds_v6 leads
On-demand price$5.295 vs $6.653 per hour
20% cheaper
Where Standard_D96lds_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_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_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_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7
Network41,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces815
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_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_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7
FamilyDldsv6Dldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7
Seriesdldsv6-seriesdldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96lds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96lds_v6Standard_D96lds_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.295$6.653▲ 26%
East US 2eastus2$5.295$6.653▲ 26%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.295$6.387▲ 21%
West US 2westus2$5.295$6.653▲ 26%
West US 3westus3$5.295$6.653▲ 26%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.669$6.77▲ 19%
North Europenortheurope$5.681$7.68▲ 35%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.794$7.664▲ 32%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.825$7.051▲ 21%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.98$7.869▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.98$7.384▲ 23%
Central UScentralus$5.984$6.387▲ 7%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.042$7.664▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$6.042$8.303▲ 37%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.048$7.664▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.292$7.409▲ 18%
UK Southuksouth$6.292$8.026▲ 28%
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.354$7.983▲ 26%
West USwestus$6.603$8.328▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.915$7.983▲ 15%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.044$7.869▲ 12%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.572$8.431▲ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$8.16$10.219▲ 25%

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

Standard_D96lds_v6General purpose, Dldsv6 family
Standard_D96lds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dldsv6 family

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Standard_D96lds_v7General purpose, Dldsv7 family
Standard_D96lds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dldsv7 family

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