Standard_E96-48as_v6vsStandard_E96-48as_v7

Standard_E96-48as_v6 and Standard_E96-48as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $5.722 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
On-demand$5.722/hr$5.722/hr
Lowest rate$1.207/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.068/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 672 GiB48 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7Standard_E96-48as_v7 vs Standard_E96-48as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$5.722$5.722Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.20781% off$1.068▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$3.376—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$2.174—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$3.89132% off$3.891Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$2.68953% off$2.689Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96-48as_v6 leads
Physical cores48 vs 24
2× higher
Where Standard_E96-48as_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher
Memory (GiB)768 vs 672
14% higher

Specs

10 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4824
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
Memory (GiB)672768
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
Network40,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)172,800192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)4,320 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96-48as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96-48as_v6Standard_E96-48as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.696$3.696Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.696$3.696Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.722$5.722Same
East US 2eastus2$5.722$5.722Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.722$5.722Same
West US 2westus2$5.722$5.722Same
West US 3westus3$5.722$5.722Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.125$6.125Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.298$6.298Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.384$6.384Same
North Europenortheurope$6.384$6.384Same
Central UScentralus$6.47$5.722▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.509$7.19▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$6.653$6.653Same
France Centralfrancecentral$6.72$6.72Same
Italy Northitalynorth$6.72$6.72Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.72$6.72Same
West USwestus$6.72$6.72Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.854$6.854Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.912$6.912Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.922$6.922Same
West Europewesteurope$6.922$6.922Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.056$7.056Same
UAE Northuaenorth$7.056$7.056Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.19$7.19Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$7.19$7.19Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$7.258$7.258Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.45$7.45Same
Japan Westjapanwest$7.45$7.45Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.651$7.651Same
East Asiaeastasia$7.92$7.92Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$8.189$8.189Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$8.189$8.189Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$9.187$9.187Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E96-48as_v6Memory optimized, Easv6 family
Standard_E96-48as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv6 family

Compare Standard_E96-48as_v6 with

Standard_E96-48s_v6Standard_E96-48as_v5
Standard_E96-48as_v7Memory optimized, Easv7 family
Standard_E96-48as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv7 family

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