Standard_D96s_v6vsStandard_E96s_v6

Standard_D96s_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E96s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $1,103.76 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6
On-demand$4.838/hr24% less$6.35/hr
Lowest rate$1.02/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.317/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_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6 vs Standard_D96s_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$4.838$6.35▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.0279% off$1.317▲ 29%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$3.0038% off$3.937▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$1.88761% off$2.477▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.33832% off$4.318▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.22553% off$2.985▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96s_v6 leads
On-demand price$4.838 vs $6.35 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E96s_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

4 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_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_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6
Network41,000 Mbps41,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6
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 diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6
FamilyDsv6Esv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6
Seriesdsv6-seriesesv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96s_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96s_v6Standard_E96s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.838$6.35▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$4.838$6.35▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.838$6.35▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$4.838$6.35▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$4.838$6.35▲ 31%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.088$6.552▲ 29%
Central Indiacentralindia$5.091$6.552▲ 29%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$5.091$6.552▲ 29%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$5.091$6.552▲ 29%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.141$6.754▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.322$6.986▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.393$6.955▲ 29%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.393$6.955▲ 29%
North Europenortheurope$5.393$7.107▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.393$7.107▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$5.467$7.176▲ 31%
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.564$7.303▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$5.595$7.459▲ 33%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.625$6.895▲ 23%
France Centralfrancecentral$5.645$7.459▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.645$7.459▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$5.645$7.459▲ 32%
West USwestus$5.645$7.056▲ 25%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.796$7.661▲ 32%
West Europewesteurope$5.796$7.661▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.806$7.62▲ 31%
West Central USwestcentralus$5.806$7.62▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.808$7.68▲ 32%
UK Westukwest$5.854$7.684▲ 31%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$5.932$7.459▲ 26%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.947$7.661▲ 29%
UAE Northuaenorth$5.951$7.811▲ 31%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$6.048$7.611▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$6.048$7.611▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.048$7.611▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.048$7.661▲ 27%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$6.048$7.611▲ 26%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$6.048$7.938▲ 31%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.048$7.611▲ 26%
West Indiawestindia$6.193$8.128▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.25$7.661▲ 23%
Japan Westjapanwest$6.25$7.661▲ 23%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$6.29$8.256▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.435$8.446▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.435$8.446▲ 31%
East Asiaeastasia$6.653$8.732▲ 31%
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.684$8.78▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$6.822$8.954▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.919$9.081▲ 31%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$7.312$8.963▲ 23%
France Southfrancesouth$7.338$9.697▲ 32%
Germany Northgermanynorth$7.535$9.959▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.712$10.131▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.712$10.163▲ 32%
Norway Westnorwaywest$8.289$10.955▲ 32%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$8.321$11.007▲ 32%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$9.812$11.139▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$10.024$13.169▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96s_v6General purpose, Dsv6 family
Standard_D96s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv6 family

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Standard_E96s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv6 family

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