Standard_D96nds_v6vsStandard_E96nds_v6

Standard_D96nds_v6 is 19% cheaper than Standard_E96nds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $1,270.93 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6
On-demand$7.638/hr19% less$9.379/hr
Lowest rate$1.609/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.958/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_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6 vs Standard_D96nds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.60979% off$1.958▲ 22%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$4.50641% off$5.515▲ 22%
3-yr reservedNo upfront66% off$2.59765% off$3.324▲ 28%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$5.19432% off$6.342▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment59% off$3.13258% off$3.979▲ 27%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96nds_v6 leads
On-demand price$7.638 vs $9.379 per hour
19% cheaper
Where Standard_E96nds_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

3 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_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_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6
Network150,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces1515
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_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 details1 of 4 differStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6
FamilyDndsv6Endsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6
Seriesdndsv6-seriesendsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96nds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96nds_v6Standard_E96nds_v6Difference
Central UScentralus$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
East US 2eastus2$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
North Central USnorthcentralus$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
West US 2westus2$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
West US 3westus3$7.638$9.379▲ 23%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$7.968$9.94▲ 25%
Central Indiacentralindia$8.143$13.13▲ 61%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$8.143$13.13▲ 61%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$8.143$13.13▲ 61%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$8.361$11.254▲ 35%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$8.361$11.254▲ 35%
Spain Centralspaincentral$8.361$12.192▲ 46%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$8.402$10.317▲ 23%
Korea Southkoreasouth$8.783$10.786▲ 23%
West USwestus$8.805$12.192▲ 38%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$9.098$11.176▲ 23%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$9.098$11.176▲ 23%
South Central USsouthcentralus$9.165$11.254▲ 23%
West Central USwestcentralus$9.165$11.254▲ 23%
UK Westukwest$9.242$11.348▲ 23%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$9.266$12.661▲ 37%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$9.379$11.232▲ 20%
France Centralfrancecentral$9.547$11.723▲ 23%
UK Southuksouth$9.547$11.723▲ 23%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$9.547$11.723▲ 23%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$9.547$11.723▲ 23%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$9.603$11.288▲ 18%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$9.66$11.457▲ 19%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$9.66$11.457▲ 19%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$9.66$11.457▲ 19%
West Indiawestindia$9.776$12.005▲ 23%
Japan Eastjapaneast$9.828$11.40▲ 16%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$9.915$13.412▲ 35%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$9.929$12.192▲ 23%
Italy Northitalynorth$9.929$12.192▲ 23%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$9.929$12.192▲ 23%
North Europenortheurope$10.008$12.293▲ 23%
West Europewesteurope$10.008$12.293▲ 23%
Sweden Southswedensouth$10.358$12.922▲ 25%
South Indiasouthindia$10.769$13.224▲ 23%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$10.922$13.412▲ 23%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$10.922$13.412▲ 23%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$10.922$13.412▲ 23%
UAE Northuaenorth$10.922$13.412▲ 23%
Japan Westjapanwest$11.075$13.599▲ 23%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$11.151$13.693▲ 23%
Germany Northgermanynorth$11.827$14.529▲ 23%
East Asiaeastasia$11.839$14.537▲ 23%
France Southfrancesouth$12.411$15.24▲ 23%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$12.889$17.435▲ 35%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$12.908$15.85▲ 23%
UAE Centraluaecentral$14.199$17.435▲ 23%
Norway Westnorwaywest$14.206$17.444▲ 23%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$14.496$17.801▲ 23%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$15.276$18.757▲ 23%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$19.858$24.385▲ 23%

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