Standard_DC48ds_v3
Standard_DC48ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $5.424 per hour on demand ($3,959.52 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $1.195 per hour. It is sold in 25 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $3.168 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy North italynorth | $3.168 | $0.5854 | $2.787 | $2.183 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.264 | $0.6032 | $2.886 | $2.305 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.579 | $0.6668 | $3.15 | $2.462 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $4.243 | $0.7841 | $3.839 | $3.008 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $4.653 | $0.8599 | $4.21 | $3.299 |
| East US eastus | $5.424 | $1.195 | $4.587 | $3.523 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.424 | $1.002 | $4.885 | $3.83 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.424 | $1.002 | $4.587 | $3.523 |
| Central India centralindia | $5.76 | $1.064 | $4.89 | $3.729 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $5.76 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $5.76 | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.966 | $1.103 | $5.045 | $3.875 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.048 | $1.118 | $5.126 | $3.911 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.048 | $1.118 | $5.324 | $4.161 |
| Central US centralus | $6.129 | $1.131 | $4.572 | $3.512 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.288 | $1.162 | $5.522 | $4.359 |
| West US westus | $6.384 | $1.18 | $5.749 | $4.43 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.509 | $1.203 | $5.863 | $4.596 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.528 | $1.206 | $5.773 | $4.613 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.768 | $1.251 | $5.757 | $4.401 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.816 | $1.26 | $5.944 | $4.661 |
| Japan East japaneast | $7.008 | $1.295 | $6.145 | $4.872 |
| Japan West japanwest | $7.008 | $1.295 | $6.312 | $4.953 |
| South India southindia | $7.648 | $1.413 | $6.492 | $4.951 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $8.136 | $1.504 | $7.328 | $5.745 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.424 | – | – |
| Windows | $7.632 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2400 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 2,400 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 76,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,208 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC48ds_v3 |
| Family | DCdsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcdsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other DCdsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC1ds_v3 | 1 | 8 | $0.113 |
| Standard_DC2ds_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.226 |
| Standard_DC4ds_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.452 |
| Standard_DC8ds_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.904 |
| Standard_DC16ds_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.808 |
| Standard_DC24ds_v3 | 24 | 192 | $2.712 |
| Standard_DC32ds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.616 |
| Standard_DC48ds_v3 | 48 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.