Standard_D96s_v7vsStandard_E96s_v7

Standard_D96s_v7 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E96s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,449.78 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
On-demand$6.35/hr24% less$8.336/hr
Lowest rate$1.173/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.571/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 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_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7 vs Standard_D96s_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$1.17381% off$1.571▲ 34%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$4.38132% off$5.668▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$2.92153% off$3.918▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D96s_v7 leads
On-demand price$6.35 vs $8.336 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E96s_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

5 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
Network70,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces1515
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
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 diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
FamilyDsv7Esv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7
Seriesdsv7-seriesesv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D96s_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$6.096$8.002▲ 31%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.462$8.482▲ 31%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.757$8.869▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$7.011$9.203▲ 31%
Spain Centralspaincentral$7.049$9.252▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$7.315$9.602▲ 31%
North Europenortheurope$7.331$9.622▲ 31%
Italy Northitalynorth$7.366$9.669▲ 31%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.62$10.002▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$7.62$10.003▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$7.62$10.003▲ 31%
South Central USsouthcentralus$7.62$10.002▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$7.661$10.056▲ 31%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.824$10.27▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.824$10.27▲ 31%
West Europewesteurope$7.926$10.403▲ 31%
West USwestus$8.281$10.87▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$8.383$11.003▲ 31%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$10.161$13.337▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D96s_v7General purpose, Dsv7 family
Standard_D96s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv7 family

Compare Standard_D96s_v7 with

Standard_D96as_v7Standard_D96ps_v7Standard_D96s_v6
Standard_E96s_v7Memory optimized, Esv7 family
Standard_E96s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv7 family

Compare Standard_E96s_v7 with

Standard_E96as_v7Standard_E96ps_v7Standard_E96s_v6

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