Standard_E96ads_v7vsStandard_E96ds_v7
Standard_E96ads_v7 is 30% cheaper than Standard_E96ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $2,196.57 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $6.97/hr30% less | $9.979/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.301/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.881/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 vs Standard_E96ads_v7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $6.97 | $9.979 | ▲ 43% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$1.301 | 81% off$1.881 | ▲ 45% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$4.112 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$2.648 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$4.74 | 32% off$6.786 | ▲ 43% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$3.276 | 53% off$4.69 | ▲ 43% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E96ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$6.97 vs $9.979 per hour
30% cheaperWhere Standard_E96ds_v7 leads
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higherSpecs
4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 5 differ | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids) |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 70,000 Mbps | 70,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 15 |
| StorageAll 7 match | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 5,280 GiB | 5,280 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 192,000 | 192,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,664 MB/s | 5,664 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Eadsv7 | Edsv7 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | eadsv7-series | edsv7-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E96ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E96ads_v7 | Standard_E96ds_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central UScentralus | $6.97 | $9.58 | ▲ 37% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $6.97 | $9.979 | ▲ 43% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $6.97 | $9.979 | ▲ 43% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $6.97 | $9.979 | ▲ 43% |
| West US 2westus2 | $6.97 | $9.979 | ▲ 43% |
| West US 3westus3 | $6.97 | $9.979 | ▲ 43% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $7.45 | $10.155 | ▲ 36% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $7.661 | $11.017 | ▲ 44% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $7.776 | $11.975 | ▲ 54% |
| North Europenortheurope | $7.776 | $11.52 | ▲ 48% |
| UK Southuksouth | $8.102 | $12.039 | ▲ 49% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $8.179 | $11.576 | ▲ 42% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $8.179 | $11.076 | ▲ 35% |
| West USwestus | $8.179 | $13.013 | ▲ 59% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $8.342 | $11.975 | ▲ 44% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $8.40 | $11.975 | ▲ 43% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $8.419 | $11.496 | ▲ 37% |
| West Europewesteurope | $8.419 | $12.454 | ▲ 48% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $8.582 | $12.294 | ▲ 43% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $8.746 | $11.975 | ▲ 37% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $9.312 | $12.294 | ▲ 32% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $9.965 | $13.173 | ▲ 32% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $11.174 | $15.967 | ▲ 43% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.