Standard_E96s_v6vsStandard_E96s_v7

Standard_E96s_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E96s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $1,449.78 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
On-demand$6.35/hr24% less$8.336/hr
Lowest rate$1.317/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.571/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 768 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7Standard_E96s_v7 vs Standard_E96s_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.31781% off$1.571▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$3.937——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$2.477——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$4.31832% off$5.668▲ 31%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$2.98553% off$3.918▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96s_v6 leads
On-demand price$6.35 vs $8.336 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E96s_v7 leads
Max network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higher
Max disk IOPS (uncached)192,000 vs 153,600
25% higher

Specs

7 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
Memory (GiB)768768
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
Network41,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces815
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)153,600192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,088 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
FamilyEsv6Esv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7
Seriesesv6-seriesesv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96s_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96s_v6Standard_E96s_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$6.35$8.336▲ 31%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.512$8.869▲ 36%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.754$8.482▲ 26%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.955$10.003▲ 44%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.986$9.203▲ 32%
West USwestus$7.056$10.87▲ 54%
North Europenortheurope$7.107$9.622▲ 35%
Spain Centralspaincentral$7.107$9.252▲ 30%
Central UScentralus$7.176$8.002▲ 12%
Italy Northitalynorth$7.459$9.669▲ 30%
UK Southuksouth$7.459$10.056▲ 35%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.611$10.002▲ 31%
South Central USsouthcentralus$7.62$10.002▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$7.661$9.602▲ 25%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.661$10.27▲ 34%
West Europewesteurope$7.661$10.403▲ 36%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$7.68$10.003▲ 30%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$8.446$10.27▲ 22%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$9.081$11.003▲ 21%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$10.131$13.337▲ 32%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_E96s_v6Memory optimized, Esv6 family
Standard_E96s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv6 family

Compare Standard_E96s_v6 with

Standard_D96s_v6Standard_E96as_v6Standard_E96ps_v6Standard_E96s_v5
Standard_E96s_v7Memory optimized, Esv7 family
Standard_E96s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv7 family

Compare Standard_E96s_v7 with

Standard_D96s_v7Standard_E96as_v7Standard_E96ps_v7

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