Standard_DC48s_v3
Standard_DC48s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $4.608 per hour on demand ($3,363.84 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $1.015 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $2.688 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 | $2.688 | $0.4967 | $2.365 | $1.853 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.76 | $0.51 | $2.443 | $1.957 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.042 | $0.5667 | $2.676 | $2.096 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $3.588 | $0.6631 | $3.246 | $2.544 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.954 | $0.7307 | $3.577 | $2.803 |
| East US eastus | $4.608 | $1.015 | $3.902 | $3.003 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $4.169 | $3.267 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.608 | $0.8516 | $3.902 | $3.003 |
| Central India centralindia | $4.848 | $0.8959 | $4.114 | $3.146 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $4.848 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $4.848 | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.136 | $0.9491 | $4.336 | $3.334 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.136 | $0.9491 | $4.519 | $3.54 |
| Central US centralus | $5.207 | $0.9612 | $3.895 | $2.989 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.328 | $0.9846 | $4.682 | $3.698 |
| West US westus | $5.376 | $0.9935 | $4.863 | $3.749 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.52 | $1.02 | $4.886 | $3.913 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.53 | $1.022 | $5.003 | $3.921 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.76 | $1.064 | $5.04 | $3.959 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.76 | $1.064 | $4.903 | $3.754 |
| Japan East japaneast | $5.952 | $1.10 | $5.219 | $4.133 |
| Japan West japanwest | $5.952 | $1.10 | $5.385 | $4.22 |
| South India southindia | $6.497 | $1.201 | $5.513 | $4.217 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.912 | $1.277 | $6.253 | $4.901 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.608 | – | – |
| Windows | $6.816 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 76,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,208 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC48s_v3 |
| Family | DCsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other DCsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC1s_v3 | 1 | 8 | $0.096 |
| Standard_DC2s_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.192 |
| Standard_DC4s_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.384 |
| Standard_DC8s_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.768 |
| Standard_DC16s_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.536 |
| Standard_DC24s_v3 | 24 | 192 | $2.304 |
| Standard_DC32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.072 |
| Standard_DC48s_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.