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Standard_D96ds_v5 on Databricks

Standard_D96ds_v5 is a general purpose Azure worker type with 96 vCPUs and 384 GB of memory. On Databricks it uses 24 DBUs an hour, so 1 node on Jobs Compute in East US costs $12.62 an hour: $7.20 for the DBUs and $5.42 to Azure for the machine.

Azure · General purpose · Ddsv5

Standard_D96ds_v5 at a glance

vCPUs
96
Memory
384 GB
Own SSD
3,600 GB
DBUs an hour
24
Classic compute
With Photon
60
DBUs an hour, Jobs Compute
1 node an hour
$12.62
Jobs Compute, East US

1 node an hour on each kind of compute

In East US on the Premium plan. Databricks charges the DBUs, Azure the machine. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.

ComputeDBUs an hourA DBUDatabricksMachineAn hour
Jobs Compute24$0.30$7.20$5.42$12.62
Jobs Compute + Photon60$0.30$18.00$5.42$23.42
All-Purpose Compute24$0.55$13.20$5.42$18.62
All-Purpose Compute + Photon48$0.55$26.40$5.42$31.82
Lakeflow pipelines Core24$0.30$7.20$5.42$12.62
Lakeflow pipelines Pro24$0.38$9.12$5.42$14.54
Lakeflow pipelines Advanced24$0.54$12.96$5.42$18.38

In each region

1 node an hour on Jobs Compute, Premium, cheapest first.

RegionMachineAn hour
East US$5.42$12.62
East US 2$5.42$12.62
West US 2$5.42$12.62
West US 3$5.42$12.62
Sweden Central$5.76$12.96
Central India$5.86$13.06
Canada Central$6.05$13.25
North Europe$6.05$13.25
Central US$6.13$13.33
UK South$6.29$13.49
France Central$6.34$13.54
West Europe$6.53$13.73
Germany West Central$6.53$13.73
Southeast Asia$6.77$13.97
Australia East$6.82$14.02
Japan East$7.01$14.21
Brazil South$8.64$15.84

Questions

How many DBUs does Standard_D96ds_v5 use on Databricks?
Standard_D96ds_v5 uses 24 DBUs an hour on Databricks classic compute without Photon. With Photon it uses 60 DBUs an hour on Jobs Compute and 48 on All-Purpose Compute, as Databricks' price list gives them.
How much does Standard_D96ds_v5 cost an hour on Databricks?
In East US, 1 Standard_D96ds_v5 node on Jobs Compute costs $12.62 an hour: $7.20 to Databricks for 24 DBUs at $0.30 each, and $5.42 to Azure for the machine. On All-Purpose Compute the same node costs $18.62 an hour, and on Lakeflow pipelines Core $12.62. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
Does Photon cost more on Standard_D96ds_v5?
Yes, by the hour: with Photon, 1 Standard_D96ds_v5 node on Jobs Compute in East US costs $23.42 an hour instead of $12.62, because it uses 60 DBUs an hour instead of 24. It saves money only when the job finishes fast enough to make up the difference.
Which region is cheapest for Standard_D96ds_v5 on Databricks?
East US, at $12.62 an hour for 1 node on Jobs Compute, against $15.84 in Brazil South, the dearest of the 17 regions listed here that offer it. Databricks charges the same for a DBU of Jobs Compute in every Azure region listed, so the gap is the machine.
What is the same size as Standard_D96ds_v5 on the other clouds?
The nearest worker types of the same kind are m6id.24xlarge on AWS and n2-standard-80 on Google Cloud. Each cloud gives its own DBUs an hour for its types, so compare what a cluster costs in the calculator, not the DBUs alone.
What is the next size down from Standard_D96ds_v5?
Standard_D96ds_v5 is the largest size of its family listed here. One size down is Standard_D64ds_v5, at 16 DBUs an hour.