Standard_E96ps_v7vsStandard_E96s_v7
Standard_E96ps_v7 is 14% cheaper than Standard_E96s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $845.34 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $7.178/hr14% less | $8.336/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.436/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.571/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 vs Standard_E96ps_v7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $7.178 | $8.336 | ▲ 16% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$1.436 | 81% off$1.571 | ▲ 9% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$4.235 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$2.728 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$4.881 | 32% off$5.668 | ▲ 16% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$3.374 | 53% off$3.918 | ▲ 16% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E96ps_v7 leads
On-demand price$7.178 vs $8.336 per hour
14% cheaperWhere Standard_E96s_v7 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
19 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 5 differ | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | – | 48 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids) |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | – | 768 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 70,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | – | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | – | 15 |
| Storage5 of 5 differ | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Max data disks | – | 64 |
| Premium SSD | – | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | – | 192,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | – | 5,664 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | – | No |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Epsv7 | Esv7 |
| Category | – | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | – | V2 |
| Encryption at host | – | Yes |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Specs source | derived from size name | Azure Resource SKUs API |
| Series | – | esv7-series |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E96ps_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E96ps_v7 | Standard_E96s_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central UScentralus | $7.178 | $8.002 | ▲ 11% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $7.178 | $8.336 | ▲ 16% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $7.178 | $8.336 | ▲ 16% |
| West US 2westus2 | $7.178 | $8.336 | ▲ 16% |
| West US 3westus3 | $7.178 | $8.336 | ▲ 16% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $7.896 | $9.203 | ▲ 17% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $8.398 | $8.869 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $8.614 | $10.003 | ▲ 16% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $8.614 | $8.336 | ▼ 3% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $8.614 | $10.002 | ▲ 16% |
| UK Southuksouth | $8.972 | $10.056 | ▲ 12% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $9.331 | $9.602 | ▲ 3% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $9.331 | $9.669 | ▲ 4% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $9.331 | $9.252 | ▼ 1% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $9.331 | $8.482 | ▼ 9% |
| West USwestus | $9.331 | $10.87 | ▲ 16% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $9.69 | $10.27 | ▲ 6% |
| North Europenortheurope | $10.264 | $9.622 | ▼ 6% |
| West Europewesteurope | $10.264 | $10.403 | ▲ 1% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $10.408 | $10.002 | ▼ 4% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $10.48 | $10.27 | ▼ 2% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $14.356 | $13.337 | ▼ 7% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.