Standard_E96pds_v6vsStandard_E96pds_v7
Standard_E96pds_v6 is 37% cheaper than Standard_E96pds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $2,436.01 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.616/hr37% less | $8.953/hr |
| Lowest rate | $2.613/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.791/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 | Standard_E96pds_v7 vs Standard_E96pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.616 | $8.953 | ▲ 59% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 53% off$2.613 | 80% off$1.791 | ▼ 31% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$3.313 | 41% off$5.282 | ▲ 59% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$2.134 | 62% off$3.402 | ▲ 59% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$3.819 | 32% off$6.088 | ▲ 59% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$2.639 | 53% off$4.208 | ▲ 59% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E96pds_v6 leads
On-demand price$5.616 vs $8.953 per hour
37% cheaperWhere Standard_E96pds_v7 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
20 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 5 differ | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | – |
| Threads per core | 1 | – |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 672 | – |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 60,000 Mbps | – |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | – |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | – |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD | – |
| Local NVMe | 5,280 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 64 | – |
| Premium SSD | Yes | – |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 153,600 | – |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 5,000 MB/s | – |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | – |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Epdsv6 | Epdsv7 |
| Category | Memory optimized | – |
| VM generations | V2 | – |
| Encryption at host | Yes | – |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | epdsv6-series | – |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | derived from size name |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E96pds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E96pds_v6 | Standard_E96pds_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiacentralindia | $3.686 | $12.534 | ▲ 240% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $5.616 | $8.953 | ▲ 59% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $5.616 | $8.953 | ▲ 59% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $5.616 | $10.744 | ▲ 91% |
| West US 2westus2 | $5.616 | $8.953 | ▲ 59% |
| West US 3westus3 | $5.616 | $8.953 | ▲ 59% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $5.981 | $11.639 | ▲ 95% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $6.173 | $9.848 | ▲ 60% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $6.24 | $10.744 | ▲ 72% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $6.24 | $10.744 | ▲ 72% |
| North Europenortheurope | $6.269 | $12.803 | ▲ 104% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $6.269 | $11.639 | ▲ 86% |
| Central UScentralus | $6.346 | $8.953 | ▲ 41% |
| UK Southuksouth | $6.47 | $11.191 | ▲ 73% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $6.528 | $11.639 | ▲ 78% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $6.557 | $11.191 | ▲ 71% |
| West USwestus | $6.557 | $11.639 | ▲ 78% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $6.571 | $10.475 | ▲ 59% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $6.71 | $11.639 | ▲ 73% |
| West Europewesteurope | $6.71 | $12.803 | ▲ 91% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $6.739 | $10.744 | ▲ 59% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $6.739 | $10.744 | ▲ 59% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $6.854 | $12.803 | ▲ 87% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $6.998 | $12.982 | ▲ 86% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $6.998 | $12.534 | ▲ 79% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $7.219 | $12.982 | ▲ 80% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $7.296 | $12.534 | ▲ 72% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $7.315 | $12.086 | ▲ 65% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $7.344 | $13.631 | ▲ 86% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $7.728 | $13.877 | ▲ 80% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $7.872 | $13.071 | ▲ 66% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $8.755 | $12.803 | ▲ 46% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $8.918 | $17.906 | ▲ 101% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.