Standard_E96as_v5vsStandard_E96as_v6

Standard_E96as_v5 is 5% cheaper than Standard_E96as_v6 on demand in East US, saving $217.54 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
On-demand$5.424/hr5% less$5.722/hr
Lowest rate$1.142/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.207/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 672 GiB96 vCPUs, 672 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6Standard_E96as_v6 vs Standard_E96as_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$5.424$5.722▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.14279% off$1.207▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$3.2041% off$3.376▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.06162% off$2.174▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$3.67832% off$3.891▲ 6%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$2.56853% off$2.689▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96as_v5 leads
On-demand price$5.424 vs $5.722 per hour
5% cheaper
Where Standard_E96as_v6 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)4,320 MB/s vs 1,600 MB/s
2.7× higher

Specs

6 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
Memory (GiB)672672
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
Network40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000172,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,600 MB/s4,320 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
FamilyEasv5Easv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6
Serieseasv5-serieseasv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96as_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96as_v5Standard_E96as_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.432$3.696▲ 8%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.432$3.696▲ 8%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.432$3.696▲ 8%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.424$5.722▲ 5%
East US 2eastus2$5.424$5.722▲ 5%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.424$5.722▲ 5%
West US 2westus2$5.424$5.722▲ 5%
West US 3westus3$5.424$5.722▲ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.616$5.897▲ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.808$6.125▲ 5%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.875$6.467▲ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.875$6.467▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.91$6.509▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.952$6.384▲ 7%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.952$6.384▲ 7%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.966$6.298▲ 6%
West USwestus$6.048$6.72▲ 11%
North Europenortheurope$6.096$6.384▲ 5%
Central UScentralus$6.129$6.47▲ 6%
Korea Southkoreasouth$6.238$6.586▲ 6%
France Centralfrancecentral$6.384$6.72▲ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.384$6.72▲ 5%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.384$6.72▲ 5%
UK Southuksouth$6.384$6.653▲ 4%
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.509$6.854▲ 5%
West Central USwestcentralus$6.509$6.854▲ 5%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$6.528$7.19▲ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$6.528$7.19▲ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.528$7.19▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.528$7.056▲ 8%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.528$7.19▲ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$6.528$7.258▲ 11%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.528$7.258▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$6.563$6.922▲ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.576$6.922▲ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.576$7.45▲ 13%
Japan Westjapanwest$6.576$7.45▲ 13%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.576$6.912▲ 5%
West Europewesteurope$6.576$6.922▲ 5%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$6.72$8.179▲ 22%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$6.72$7.056▲ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.72$7.056▲ 5%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$6.78$7.19▲ 6%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$6.854$7.19▲ 5%
West Indiawestindia$6.943$7.315▲ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$7.051$7.45▲ 6%
East Asiaeastasia$7.224$7.92▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.248$7.651▲ 6%
Sweden Southswedensouth$7.55$7.987▲ 6%
South Indiasouthindia$7.648$8.054▲ 5%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$7.683$8.462▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.756$8.189▲ 6%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.756$8.189▲ 6%
France Southfrancesouth$8.299$8.717▲ 5%
Germany Northgermanynorth$8.549$8.986▲ 5%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$8.688$9.187▲ 6%
UAE Centraluaecentral$8.736$9.168▲ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$9.422$9.917▲ 5%
Norway Westnorwaywest$10.083$10.646▲ 6%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$10.083$10.646▲ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$11.294$11.914▲ 5%

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