Standard_M128
Standard_M128 is an Azure VM size with 128 vCPUs, 2048 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)). In East US it costs $13.338 per hour on demand ($9,736.74 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.67 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $2.465 per hour. It is sold in 53 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 | $13.338 | $2.465 | $7.67 | $3.732 | $9.202 | $4.667 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $13.338 | $2.465 | $7.65 | $3.722 | $9.202 | $4.667 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $13.338 | $2.465 | $7.67 | $3.732 | $9.202 | $4.667 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $13.338 | $2.465 | $7.649 | $3.721 | $9.202 | $4.667 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $13.338 | $2.465 | $7.649 | $3.721 | $9.202 | $4.667 |
| Central India centralindia | $13.762 | $2.543 | $7.914 | $3.85 | $9.494 | $4.815 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $13.762 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $13.762 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $14.672 | $2.711 | $8.415 | $4.093 | $10.122 | $5.134 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $14.672 | $2.711 | $8.415 | $4.093 | $10.122 | $5.134 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $14.672 | $2.711 | $8.436 | $4.108 | $10.122 | $5.134 |
| Central US centralus | $15.072 | $2.785 | $8.668 | $4.217 | $10.398 | $5.274 |
| North Europe northeurope | $16.006 | $2.958 | $9.18 | $4.466 | $11.043 | $5.601 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $16.006 | $2.958 | $9.204 | $4.478 | $11.043 | $5.601 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $16.006 | $2.958 | $9.18 | $4.466 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $16.006 | $2.958 | $9.18 | $4.466 | – | – |
| France Central francecentral | $16.806 | $3.106 | $9.665 | $4.702 | $11.595 | $5.88 |
| UK South uksouth | $16.806 | $3.106 | $9.639 | $4.689 | $11.595 | $5.88 |
| UK West ukwest | $16.806 | $3.106 | $9.665 | $4.702 | $11.595 | $5.88 |
| West US westus | $17.339 | $3.204 | $9.971 | $4.851 | $11.962 | $6.067 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $17.406 | $3.217 | $10.01 | $4.87 | $12.008 | $6.09 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $17.406 | $3.217 | $10.01 | $4.87 | $12.008 | $6.09 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $17.606 | $3.254 | $10.125 | $4.926 | $12.146 | $6.16 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $17.606 | $3.254 | $10.125 | $4.926 | $12.146 | $6.16 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $17.61 | $3.254 | $10.125 | $4.926 | $12.149 | $6.162 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $17.873 | $3.303 | $10.278 | $5.00 | $12.331 | $6.254 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $18.673 | $3.451 | $10.71 | $5.21 | $12.883 | $6.534 |
| Italy North italynorth | $18.673 | $3.451 | $10.71 | $5.21 | $12.883 | $6.534 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $18.673 | $3.451 | $10.71 | $5.21 | $12.883 | $6.534 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $18.673 | $3.451 | $10.738 | $5.224 | $12.883 | $6.534 |
| West Europe westeurope | $18.673 | $3.451 | $10.71 | $5.21 | $12.883 | $6.534 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $18.673 | $3.451 | $10.737 | $5.229 | $12.883 | $6.534 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $19.073 | $3.525 | $10.969 | $5.336 | $13.159 | $6.674 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.092 | $5.396 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $19.34 | $1.934 | $11.092 | $5.396 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.092 | $5.396 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.122 | $5.411 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Japan East japaneast | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.122 | $5.411 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Japan West japanwest | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.122 | $5.411 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.122 | $5.411 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.122 | $5.411 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.122 | $5.411 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.121 | $5.415 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| South India southindia | $20.207 | $3.734 | $11.62 | $5.653 | $13.941 | $7.07 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $20.307 | $3.753 | $11.647 | $5.666 | $14.01 | $7.105 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $20.54 | $3.796 | $11.812 | $5.746 | $14.171 | $7.187 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $20.807 | $3.845 | $11.966 | $5.821 | $14.355 | $7.28 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $22.408 | $4.141 | $12.886 | $6.269 | $15.459 | $7.841 |
| East Asia eastasia | $24.177 | $4.468 | $12.238 | $5.954 | $16.68 | $8.46 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $24.276 | $4.486 | $13.923 | $6.773 | $16.748 | $8.494 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $26.009 | $4.806 | $14.957 | $7.276 | $17.944 | $9.101 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $26.702 | $4.934 | $15.356 | $7.47 | $18.422 | $9.343 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $30.01 | $5.546 | $17.258 | $8.396 | $20.704 | $10.501 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $13.338 | $7.67 | $3.732 |
| Windows | $19.226 | $13.558 | $9.62 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2048 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 32 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 14336 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 14,336 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M128 |
| Family | M |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | m-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_M128
With or without local disk and networking
Other M sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M64 | 64 | 1024 | $6.669 |
| Standard_M128 | 128 | 2048 | $13.338 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.