Standard_DC96ads_v5vsStandard_DC96ads_v6

Standard_DC96ads_v5 is 18% cheaper than Standard_DC96ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $784.75 a month.

At a glanceStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
On-demand$4.944/hr18% less$6.019/hr
Lowest rate$1.044/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.27/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC (Milan)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6Standard_DC96ads_v6 vs Standard_DC96ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$4.944$6.019▲ 22%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.04479% off$1.27▲ 22%
1-yr reservedNo upfront20% off$3.95520% off$4.815▲ 22%
3-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$2.96640% off$3.611▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment15% off$4.18715% off$5.116▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment35% off$3.21435% off$3.912▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DC96ads_v5 leads
On-demand price$4.944 vs $6.019 per hour
18% cheaper
Where Standard_DC96ads_v6 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)4,320 MB/s vs 1,200 MB/s
3.6× higher

Specs

7 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC (Milan)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
Network20,000 Mbps34,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoNo
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
Storage3600 GiB temp SSD3600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk3,600 GiB3,600 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000172,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s4,320 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 5 differStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
FamilyDCadsv5DCadsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Confidential computingSNPSNP
Other1 of 2 differStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6
Seriesdcadsv5-seriesdcadsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_DC96ads_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_DC96ads_v5Standard_DC96ads_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.221$3.897▲ 21%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.944$6.019▲ 22%
East US 2eastus2$4.944$6.019▲ 22%
North Europenortheurope$5.52$6.727▲ 22%
Central UScentralus$5.587$6.811▲ 22%
UK Southuksouth$5.76$7.001▲ 22%
West USwestus$5.856$7.075▲ 21%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.00$7.286▲ 21%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.00$7.075▲ 18%
West Europewesteurope$6.00$7.286▲ 21%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.091$7.424▲ 22%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.192$7.561▲ 22%
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.432$7.846▲ 22%
East Asiaeastasia$6.816$8.332▲ 22%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.07$8.617▲ 22%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DC96ads_v5General purpose, DCadsv5 family
Standard_DC96ads_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the DCadsv5 family
Standard_DC96ads_v6General purpose, DCadsv6 family
Standard_DC96ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the DCadsv6 family

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