Standard_FX48mds_v2
Standard_FX48mds_v2 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 1008 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $6.565 per hour on demand ($4,792.45 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.742 per hour, 43% less. Spot capacity is about $1.439 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 | $6.565 | $1.439 | $3.742 | $1.772 | $4.53 | $2.298 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.565 | $1.213 | $3.742 | $1.772 | $4.53 | $2.298 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.565 | $1.213 | $3.742 | $1.772 | $4.53 | $2.298 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.567 | $1.214 | $3.743 | $1.773 | $4.531 | $2.299 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.775 | $1.252 | $3.862 | $1.829 | $4.675 | $2.371 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $7.221 | $1.444 | $4.147 | $2.016 | $4.982 | $2.527 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $7.223 | $1.335 | $4.117 | $1.95 | $4.984 | $2.528 |
| Central US centralus | $7.418 | $1.369 | $3.742 | $1.772 | $4.525 | $2.292 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $7.489 | $1.384 | $4.269 | $2.022 | $5.167 | $2.621 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $7.681 | $1.419 | $4.532 | $2.919 | $5.223 | $3.533 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $7.681 | $1.536 | $4.411 | $2.144 | $5.299 | $2.688 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $7.878 | $1.576 | $4.524 | $2.20 | $5.435 | $2.756 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.878 | $1.456 | $4.49 | $2.127 | $5.987 | $4.333 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $7.878 | $1.456 | $4.49 | $2.127 | $5.987 | $4.333 |
| North Europe northeurope | $7.88 | $1.456 | $4.492 | $2.128 | $5.437 | $2.758 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $7.88 | $1.456 | $4.492 | $2.128 | $5.437 | $2.758 |
| UK West ukwest | $7.943 | $1.468 | $4.528 | $2.145 | $6.037 | $4.369 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $8.078 | $1.493 | $4.604 | $2.181 | $5.574 | $2.827 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $8.078 | $1.493 | $4.604 | $2.181 | $5.574 | $2.827 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $8.206 | $1.516 | $4.677 | $2.216 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $8.206 | $1.516 | $4.677 | $2.216 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.206 | $1.516 | $4.677 | $2.216 | – | – |
| Canada East canadaeast | $8.272 | $1.654 | $4.75 | $2.309 | $5.707 | $2.894 |
| France Central francecentral | $8.274 | $1.529 | $4.716 | $2.234 | $5.709 | $2.896 |
| UK South uksouth | $8.274 | $1.529 | $4.716 | $2.234 | $5.709 | $2.896 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $8.534 | $1.577 | $4.864 | $2.304 | $6.486 | $4.694 |
| Italy North italynorth | $8.534 | $1.707 | $4.901 | $2.383 | $5.888 | $2.986 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $8.534 | $1.707 | $4.901 | $2.383 | $5.888 | $2.986 |
| West US westus | $8.537 | $1.578 | $4.866 | $2.305 | $5.891 | $2.988 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $8.862 | $1.772 | $5.09 | $2.474 | $6.114 | $3.101 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.194 | $1.699 | $5.24 | $2.482 | $6.344 | $3.218 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.194 | $1.699 | $5.24 | $2.482 | $6.344 | $3.218 |
| South India southindia | $9.256 | $1.71 | $5.276 | $2.499 | $7.035 | $5.091 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $9.378 | $1.733 | $5.345 | $2.532 | $6.471 | $3.282 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $9.388 | $1.878 | $5.391 | $2.621 | $6.477 | $3.285 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $9.388 | $1.878 | $5.391 | $2.621 | $6.477 | $3.285 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.519 | $1.904 | $5.467 | $2.658 | $6.567 | $3.331 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.519 | $1.759 | $5.426 | $2.57 | $6.568 | $3.332 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $9.519 | $1.759 | $5.426 | $2.57 | $6.568 | $3.332 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $9.522 | $1.76 | $5.428 | $2.571 | $6.57 | $3.333 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.522 | $1.76 | $5.428 | $2.571 | $6.57 | $3.333 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.522 | $1.76 | $5.428 | $2.571 | $6.57 | $3.333 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $9.65 | $1.93 | $5.542 | $2.694 | $6.657 | $3.377 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $9.65 | $1.93 | $5.542 | $2.694 | $6.657 | $3.377 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $9.995 | $1.847 | $5.897 | $3.598 | $6.797 | $4.298 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $10.113 | $1.869 | $5.764 | $2.731 | $6.978 | $3.54 |
| East Asia eastasia | $10.175 | $2.035 | $5.844 | $2.841 | $7.02 | $3.56 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $10.241 | $2.048 | $5.881 | $2.859 | $7.065 | $3.583 |
| West India westindia | $10.241 | $2.048 | $5.881 | $2.859 | $7.065 | $3.583 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $11.095 | $2.219 | $6.372 | $3.098 | $7.654 | $3.882 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $11.952 | $2.209 | $6.812 | $3.227 | $9.084 | $6.574 |
| France South francesouth | $12.211 | $2.442 | $7.013 | $3.409 | $8.424 | $4.273 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $12.211 | $2.442 | $7.013 | $3.409 | $8.424 | $4.273 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $12.211 | $2.442 | $7.013 | $3.409 | $8.424 | $4.273 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $12.211 | $2.442 | $7.013 | $3.409 | $8.424 | $4.273 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $12.805 | $2.366 | $7.299 | $3.457 | $8.835 | $4.482 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $17.069 | $3.414 | $9.802 | $4.766 | $11.776 | $5.972 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.565 | $3.742 | $1.772 |
| Windows | $8.773 | $5.95 | $3.981 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1008 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 2,640 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 190,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 6,545 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_FX48mds_v2 |
| Family | FXmdsv2 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | fxmdsv2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other generations
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.