Standard_FX16-8mds_v2
Standard_FX16-8mds_v2 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 336 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $2.188 per hour on demand ($1,597.24 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.247 per hour, 43% less. Spot capacity is about $0.4796 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $2.188 | $0.4796 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.51 | $0.7658 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.188 | $0.4043 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.51 | $0.7658 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.188 | $0.4043 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.51 | $0.7658 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.189 | $0.4045 | $1.248 | $0.591 | $1.51 | $0.7662 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.258 | $0.4173 | $1.287 | $0.6098 | $1.558 | $0.7903 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.407 | $0.4814 | $1.382 | $0.6721 | $1.661 | $0.8422 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.408 | $0.445 | $1.373 | $0.6501 | $1.661 | $0.8428 |
| Central US centralus | $2.473 | $0.4565 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.508 | $0.7642 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.496 | $0.4613 | $1.423 | $0.674 | $1.722 | $0.8736 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.56 | $0.4731 | $1.511 | $0.9729 | $1.741 | $1.178 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.56 | $0.512 | $1.47 | $0.7148 | $1.766 | $0.8957 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.626 | $0.5252 | $1.508 | $0.7331 | $1.812 | $0.9188 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.626 | $0.4853 | $1.497 | $0.709 | $1.996 | $1.444 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $2.626 | $0.4853 | $1.497 | $0.709 | $1.996 | $1.444 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.627 | $0.4855 | $1.497 | $0.7092 | $1.813 | $0.9195 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.627 | $0.4855 | $1.497 | $0.7092 | $1.813 | $0.9195 |
| UK West ukwest | $2.648 | $0.4894 | $1.509 | $0.7149 | $2.013 | $1.456 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $2.693 | $0.4977 | $1.535 | $0.727 | $1.858 | $0.9426 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.693 | $0.4977 | $1.535 | $0.727 | $1.858 | $0.9426 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.735 | $0.5054 | $1.559 | $0.7385 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $2.735 | $0.5054 | $1.559 | $0.7385 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.735 | $0.5054 | $1.559 | $0.7385 | – | – |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.757 | $0.5514 | $1.583 | $0.7698 | $1.902 | $0.9647 |
| France Central francecentral | $2.758 | $0.5097 | $1.572 | $0.7447 | $1.903 | $0.9653 |
| UK South uksouth | $2.758 | $0.5097 | $1.572 | $0.7447 | $1.903 | $0.9653 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.845 | $0.5258 | $1.621 | $0.7681 | $2.162 | $1.565 |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.845 | $0.569 | $1.634 | $0.7943 | $1.963 | $0.9955 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $2.845 | $0.569 | $1.634 | $0.7943 | $1.963 | $0.9955 |
| West US westus | $2.846 | $0.5259 | $1.622 | $0.7683 | $1.964 | $0.9961 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $2.954 | $0.5908 | $1.697 | $0.8248 | $2.038 | $1.034 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.065 | $0.5664 | $1.747 | $0.8274 | $2.115 | $1.073 |
| West Europe westeurope | $3.065 | $0.5664 | $1.747 | $0.8274 | $2.115 | $1.073 |
| South India southindia | $3.085 | $0.5701 | $1.759 | $0.8331 | $2.345 | $1.697 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $3.126 | $0.5777 | $1.782 | $0.844 | $2.157 | $1.094 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $3.129 | $0.6258 | $1.797 | $0.8737 | $2.159 | $1.095 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.129 | $0.6258 | $1.797 | $0.8737 | $2.159 | $1.095 |
| Japan West japanwest | $3.173 | $0.6346 | $1.822 | $0.8859 | $2.189 | $1.11 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $3.173 | $0.5864 | $1.809 | $0.8567 | $2.189 | $1.111 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $3.173 | $0.5864 | $1.809 | $0.8567 | $2.189 | $1.111 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.174 | $0.5866 | $1.809 | $0.857 | $2.19 | $1.111 |
| Japan East japaneast | $3.174 | $0.5866 | $1.809 | $0.857 | $2.19 | $1.111 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $3.174 | $0.5866 | $1.809 | $0.857 | $2.19 | $1.111 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $3.217 | $0.6434 | $1.847 | $0.8981 | $2.219 | $1.126 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $3.217 | $0.6434 | $1.847 | $0.8981 | $2.219 | $1.126 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $3.332 | $0.6158 | $1.966 | $1.199 | $2.266 | $1.433 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $3.371 | $0.623 | $1.921 | $0.9102 | $2.326 | $1.18 |
| East Asia eastasia | $3.392 | $0.6784 | $1.948 | $0.947 | $2.34 | $1.187 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $3.414 | $0.6828 | $1.96 | $0.9531 | $2.355 | $1.195 |
| West India westindia | $3.414 | $0.6828 | $1.96 | $0.9531 | $2.355 | $1.195 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $3.698 | $0.7396 | $2.124 | $1.032 | $2.551 | $1.294 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $3.984 | $0.7362 | $2.271 | $1.076 | $3.028 | $2.191 |
| France South francesouth | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $4.268 | $0.7887 | $2.433 | $1.153 | $2.945 | $1.494 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $5.69 | $1.138 | $3.268 | $1.589 | $3.925 | $1.991 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.188 | $1.247 | $0.5908 |
| Windows | $2.924 | $1.983 | $1.327 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 336 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 880 GiB |
| Max data disks | 48 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 66,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,181 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_FX16-8mds_v2 |
| Family | FXmdsv2 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | fxmdsv2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other FXmdsv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_FX2mds_v2 | 2 | 42 | $0.274 |
| Standard_FX4-2mds_v2 | 2 | 84 | $0.547 |
| Standard_FX8-2mds_v2 | 2 | 168 | $1.094 |
| Standard_FX4mds_v2 | 4 | 84 | $0.547 |
| Standard_FX8-4mds_v2 | 4 | 168 | $1.094 |
| Standard_FX16-4mds_v2 | 4 | 336 | $2.188 |
| Standard_FX12-6mds_v2 | 6 | 252 | $1.641 |
| Standard_FX24-6mds_v2 | 6 | 504 | $3.282 |
| Standard_FX8mds_v2 | 8 | 168 | $1.094 |
| Standard_FX16-8mds_v2 | 8 | 336 | $2.188 |
| Standard_FX32-8mds_v2 | 8 | 672 | $4.377 |
| Standard_FX12mds_v2 | 12 | 252 | $1.641 |
| Standard_FX24-12mds_v2 | 12 | 504 | $3.282 |
| Standard_FX48-12mds_v2 | 12 | 1008 | $6.565 |
| Standard_FX16mds_v2 | 16 | 336 | $2.188 |
| Standard_FX32-16mds_v2 | 16 | 672 | $4.377 |
| Standard_FX64-16mds_v2 | 16 | 1344 | $8.753 |
| Standard_FX24mds_v2 | 24 | 504 | $3.282 |
| Standard_FX48-24mds_v2 | 24 | 1008 | $6.565 |
| Standard_FX96-24mds_v2 | 24 | 1832 | $13.13 |
| Standard_FX32mds_v2 | 32 | 672 | $4.377 |
| Standard_FX64-32mds_v2 | 32 | 1344 | $8.753 |
| Standard_FX48mds_v2 | 48 | 1008 | $6.565 |
| Standard_FX96-48mds_v2 | 48 | 1832 | $13.13 |
| Standard_FX64mds_v2 | 64 | 1344 | $8.753 |
| Standard_FX96mds_v2 | 96 | 1832 | $13.13 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.