Standard_E96a_v4vsStandard_E96ias_v4

At a glanceStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
Size96 vCPUs, 672 GiB96 vCPUs, 672 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96a_v4 leads
Temp disk2,400 GiB vs 1,344 GiB
79% higher
Where Standard_E96ias_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)–
ACU (compute units)–230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
Memory (GiB)672672
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
Network32,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
Storage32 x 672 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk2,400 GiB1,344 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
FamilyEav4Eiasv4
CategoryMemory optimized–
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4
Serieseav4-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96a_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96ias_v4Difference
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.048$6.048Same
West US 3westus3$6.048$6.048Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.384$6.384Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.432$6.432Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.624$6.624Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$6.624$6.624Same
France Centralfrancecentral$7.104$7.104Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$7.104$7.104Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$7.248$7.248Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$7.248$7.248Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$7.248$7.248Same
Japan Westjapanwest$7.296$7.296Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$7.296$7.296Same
UK Westukwest$7.318$7.318Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$7.445$7.445Same
UAE Northuaenorth$7.445$7.445Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$7.56$7.56Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$7.61$7.61Same
West Indiawestindia$7.741$7.741Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$7.862$7.862Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$8.064$8.064Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$8.362$8.362Same
South Indiasouthindia$8.528$8.528Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$8.649$8.649Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$8.649$8.649Same
France Southfrancesouth$9.235$9.235Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$9.485$9.485Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$9.677$9.677Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$10.483$10.483Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$11.243$11.243Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$11.243$11.243Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$12.542$12.542Same

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