Standard_F72s_v2
Standard_F72s_v2 is an Azure VM size with 72 vCPUs, 144 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 (Skylake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $3.045 per hour on demand ($2,222.85 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.6824 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $3.045 | $0.6824 | $2.059 | $1.334 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $3.045 | $1.09 | $2.101 | $1.431 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.045 | $0.5627 | $2.059 | $1.334 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $3.045 | $0.5627 | $2.101 | $1.431 |
| Central India centralindia | $3.06 | $0.5655 | $2.221 | $1.442 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $3.06 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $3.06 | – | $3.06 | $3.06 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $3.06 | $0.5655 | $2.082 | $1.326 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $3.06 | $0.5673 | $2.326 | $1.683 |
| West India westindia | $3.06 | $0.5655 | $2.326 | $1.683 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $3.175 | $0.5867 | $2.191 | $1.492 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $3.175 | $0.5867 | $2.191 | $1.492 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.335 | $1.227 | $2.401 | $1.453 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $3.335 | $0.6163 | $2.401 | $1.453 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $3.35 | $0.6191 | $2.265 | $1.468 |
| South India southindia | $3.366 | $0.622 | $2.558 | $1.851 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $3.456 | $0.6387 | $2.521 | $1.758 |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.456 | $0.6919 | $2.555 | $1.727 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $3.456 | $0.6387 | $2.627 | $1.901 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $3.458 | $0.639 | $2.628 | $1.902 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.492 | $0.6453 | $2.587 | $1.808 |
| Italy North italynorth | $3.492 | $0.6474 | $2.759 | $1.921 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $3.492 | $0.6453 | $2.587 | $1.808 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $3.492 | $0.6554 | $2.582 | $1.745 |
| West Europe westeurope | $3.492 | $0.6453 | $2.587 | $1.808 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $3.528 | $0.652 | $2.553 | $1.656 |
| France Central francecentral | $3.636 | $0.6719 | $2.675 | $1.833 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $3.636 | $0.6719 | $2.688 | $1.453 |
| UK South uksouth | $3.636 | $0.669 | $2.684 | $1.815 |
| UK West ukwest | $3.641 | $0.6729 | $2.767 | $2.003 |
| Central US centralus | $3.672 | $0.6745 | $2.056 | $1.329 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.672 | $0.6786 | $2.534 | $1.726 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.672 | $0.6786 | $2.715 | $1.835 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $3.672 | $0.6808 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.672 | $0.6786 | – | – |
| West Central US westcentralus | $3.672 | $0.6786 | $2.534 | $1.726 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $3.802 | $0.7026 | $2.81 | $1.90 |
| West US westus | $3.816 | $0.7052 | $2.804 | $1.846 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.825 | $0.7069 | – | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $3.841 | $0.7099 | $2.919 | $2.113 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $3.845 | $0.7106 | $2.922 | $2.115 |
| Japan East japaneast | $3.852 | $0.7119 | $2.928 | $2.119 |
| East Asia eastasia | $3.888 | $0.7185 | $2.813 | $1.825 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $3.996 | $0.7385 | $2.733 | $1.867 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $3.996 | $0.3996 | $2.733 | $1.867 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.996 | $0.7385 | $2.733 | $1.867 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $4.009 | $0.7409 | $3.047 | $2.205 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $4.10 | $0.7577 | $3.031 | $2.049 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $4.198 | $0.7758 | $2.871 | $1.961 |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.223 | $0.7829 | $3.209 | $2.323 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $4.284 | $0.7917 | $3.256 | $2.356 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $4.54 | $0.839 | $3.45 | $2.497 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $4.54 | $0.839 | $3.45 | $2.497 |
| France South francesouth | $4.712 | $0.8708 | $3.581 | $2.592 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $4.716 | $0.8715 | $3.584 | $2.594 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $4.995 | $0.923 | $3.796 | $2.747 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $5.689 | $1.051 | $4.324 | $3.129 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $6.131 | $1.133 | $4.66 | $3.372 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.045 | – | – |
| Windows | $5.86 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 72 |
| Physical cores | 36 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 (Skylake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 195 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 144 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 576 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 576 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,200 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F72s_v2 |
| Family | Fsv2 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-15 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | fsv2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Fsv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_F2s_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0846 |
| Standard_F4s_v2 | 4 | 8 | $0.169 |
| Standard_F8s_v2 | 8 | 16 | $0.338 |
| Standard_F16s_v2 | 16 | 32 | $0.677 |
| Standard_F32s_v2 | 32 | 64 | $1.353 |
| Standard_F48s_v2 | 48 | 96 | $2.03 |
| Standard_F64s_v2 | 64 | 128 | $2.706 |
| Standard_F72s_v2 | 72 | 144 | $3.045 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.