Standard_FX96mds_v2
Standard_FX96mds_v2 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 1832 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $13.13 per hour on demand ($9,584.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.484 per hour, 43% less. Spot capacity is about $2.878 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 | $13.13 | $2.878 | $7.484 | $3.545 | $9.06 | $4.596 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $13.13 | $2.426 | $7.484 | $3.545 | $9.06 | $4.596 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $13.13 | $2.426 | $7.484 | $3.545 | $9.06 | $4.596 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $13.133 | $2.427 | $7.486 | $3.546 | $9.062 | $4.597 |
| Central India centralindia | $13.551 | $2.504 | $7.724 | $3.659 | $9.35 | $4.743 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $14.443 | $2.889 | $8.294 | $4.032 | $9.964 | $5.054 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $14.447 | $2.67 | $8.235 | $3.901 | $9.968 | $5.056 |
| Central US centralus | $14.837 | $2.739 | $7.484 | $3.545 | $9.051 | $4.585 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $14.977 | $2.768 | $8.537 | $4.044 | $10.334 | $5.242 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $15.362 | $2.839 | $9.063 | $5.837 | $10.446 | $7.066 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $15.362 | $3.072 | $8.822 | $4.289 | $10.598 | $5.375 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $15.756 | $3.151 | $9.048 | $4.399 | $10.87 | $5.513 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $15.756 | $2.912 | $8.981 | $4.254 | $11.975 | $8.666 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $15.756 | $2.912 | $8.981 | $4.254 | $11.975 | $8.666 |
| North Europe northeurope | $15.76 | $2.912 | $8.983 | $4.255 | $10.874 | $5.516 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $15.76 | $2.912 | $8.983 | $4.255 | $10.874 | $5.516 |
| UK West ukwest | $15.887 | $2.936 | $9.056 | $4.29 | $12.074 | $8.738 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $16.156 | $2.986 | $9.209 | $4.362 | $11.148 | $5.655 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $16.156 | $2.986 | $9.209 | $4.362 | $11.148 | $5.655 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $16.412 | $3.033 | $9.355 | $4.431 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $16.412 | $3.033 | $9.355 | $4.431 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $16.412 | $3.033 | $9.355 | $4.431 | – | – |
| Canada East canadaeast | $16.543 | $3.309 | $9.501 | $4.619 | $11.413 | $5.788 |
| France Central francecentral | $16.548 | $3.058 | $9.432 | $4.468 | $11.418 | $5.792 |
| UK South uksouth | $16.548 | $3.058 | $9.432 | $4.468 | $11.418 | $5.792 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $17.069 | $3.154 | $9.729 | $4.609 | $12.972 | $9.388 |
| Italy North italynorth | $17.069 | $3.414 | $9.802 | $4.766 | $11.776 | $5.972 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $17.069 | $3.414 | $9.802 | $4.766 | $11.776 | $5.972 |
| West US westus | $17.074 | $3.155 | $9.732 | $4.61 | $11.781 | $5.976 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $17.725 | $3.545 | $10.18 | $4.949 | $12.229 | $6.202 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $18.387 | $3.398 | $10.481 | $4.965 | $12.687 | $6.436 |
| West Europe westeurope | $18.387 | $3.398 | $10.481 | $4.965 | $12.687 | $6.436 |
| South India southindia | $18.513 | $3.421 | $10.552 | $4.998 | $14.07 | $10.182 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $18.756 | $3.466 | $10.691 | $5.064 | $12.942 | $6.565 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $18.775 | $3.755 | $10.783 | $5.242 | $12.953 | $6.569 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $18.775 | $3.755 | $10.783 | $5.242 | $12.953 | $6.569 |
| Japan West japanwest | $19.038 | $3.808 | $10.933 | $5.315 | $13.134 | $6.661 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $19.039 | $3.518 | $10.852 | $5.141 | $13.137 | $6.664 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $19.039 | $3.518 | $10.852 | $5.141 | $13.137 | $6.664 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $19.044 | $3.519 | $10.855 | $5.142 | $13.14 | $6.665 |
| Japan East japaneast | $19.044 | $3.519 | $10.855 | $5.142 | $13.14 | $6.665 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $19.044 | $3.519 | $10.855 | $5.142 | $13.14 | $6.665 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $19.301 | $3.86 | $11.084 | $5.389 | $13.316 | $6.753 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $19.301 | $3.86 | $11.084 | $5.389 | $13.316 | $6.753 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $19.99 | $3.694 | $11.794 | $7.196 | $13.593 | $8.596 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $20.226 | $3.738 | $11.529 | $5.461 | $13.956 | $7.079 |
| East Asia eastasia | $20.351 | $4.07 | $11.688 | $5.682 | $14.04 | $7.121 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $20.482 | $4.096 | $11.763 | $5.719 | $14.13 | $7.167 |
| West India westindia | $20.482 | $4.096 | $11.763 | $5.719 | $14.13 | $7.167 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $22.189 | $4.438 | $12.743 | $6.195 | $15.308 | $7.764 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $23.903 | $4.417 | $13.625 | $6.454 | $18.166 | $13.147 |
| France South francesouth | $24.421 | $4.884 | $14.025 | $6.818 | $16.848 | $8.545 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $24.421 | $4.884 | $14.025 | $6.818 | $16.848 | $8.545 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $24.421 | $4.884 | $14.025 | $6.818 | $16.848 | $8.545 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $24.421 | $4.884 | $14.025 | $6.818 | $16.848 | $8.545 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $25.611 | $4.733 | $14.598 | $6.915 | $17.672 | $8.964 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $34.137 | $6.827 | $19.605 | $9.531 | $23.551 | $11.944 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $13.13 | $7.484 | $3.545 |
| Windows | $17.546 | $11.90 | $7.961 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1832 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 70 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 5,280 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 260,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 10,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_FX96mds_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.