Standard_E96ads_v6vsStandard_E96ads_v7

Standard_E96ads_v6 and Standard_E96ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $6.97 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
On-demand$6.97/hr$6.97/hr
Lowest rate$1.47/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.301/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 672 GiB96 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_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7Standard_E96ads_v7 vs Standard_E96ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$6.97$6.97Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.4781% off$1.301▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$4.11241% off$4.112Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.64862% off$2.648Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$4.7432% off$4.74Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$3.27653% off$3.276Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E96ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher
Memory (GiB)768 vs 672
14% higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
Memory (GiB)672768
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
Network40,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
Storage6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe5,280 GiB5,280 GiB
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 diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$4.502$4.502Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.502$4.502Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$6.97$6.97Same
East US 2eastus2$6.97$6.97Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$6.97$6.97Same
West US 2westus2$6.97$6.97Same
West US 3westus3$6.97$6.97Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$7.45$7.45Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$7.661$7.661Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$7.776$7.776Same
North Europenortheurope$7.776$7.776Same
Central UScentralus$7.872$6.97▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$8.102$8.102Same
France Centralfrancecentral$8.179$8.179Same
Italy Northitalynorth$8.179$8.179Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$8.179$8.179Same
West USwestus$8.179$8.179Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$8.285$8.746▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$8.342$8.342Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$8.40$8.40Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$8.419$8.419Same
West Europewesteurope$8.419$8.419Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$8.582$8.582Same
UAE Northuaenorth$8.582$8.582Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$8.746$8.746Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$8.746$8.746Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$8.832$8.832Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$9.072$9.072Same
Japan Westjapanwest$9.072$9.072Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$9.312$9.312Same
East Asiaeastasia$9.638$9.638Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$9.965$9.965Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$9.965$9.965Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$11.174$11.174Same

Keep exploring

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Standard_E96ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E96ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

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Standard_E96ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E96ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

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Standard_D96ads_v7Standard_E96ds_v7Standard_E96pds_v7

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