Standard_M128ds_v2
Standard_M128ds_v2 is an Azure VM size with 128 vCPUs, 2048 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake)). In East US it costs $13.34 per hour on demand ($9,738.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.759 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 | $13.34 | $2.465 | $7.759 | $3.746 | $9.203 | $4.668 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $13.34 | $2.465 | $7.759 | $3.746 | $9.203 | $4.668 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $13.34 | $2.465 | $7.759 | $3.746 | $9.203 | $4.668 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $13.34 | $2.465 | $7.759 | $3.746 | $9.203 | $4.668 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $13.34 | $2.465 | $7.759 | $3.746 | $9.203 | $4.668 |
| Central India centralindia | $13.763 | $2.543 | $8.005 | $3.865 | $9.495 | $4.816 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $13.763 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $13.763 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $14.674 | $2.712 | $8.534 | $4.12 | $10.124 | $5.134 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $14.674 | $2.712 | $8.534 | $4.12 | $10.124 | $5.134 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $14.674 | $2.712 | $8.54 | $4.123 | $10.124 | $5.134 |
| Central US centralus | $15.074 | $2.786 | $7.759 | $3.746 | $9.195 | $4.658 |
| North Europe northeurope | $16.008 | $2.958 | $9.31 | $4.495 | $11.044 | $5.601 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $16.008 | $2.958 | $9.31 | $4.495 | $11.044 | $5.601 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $16.008 | $2.958 | $9.31 | $4.495 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $16.008 | $2.958 | $9.31 | $4.495 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $16.141 | $2.983 | $9.362 | $4.519 | $11.136 | $5.648 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $16.675 | $3.082 | $9.698 | $4.682 | – | – |
| France Central francecentral | $16.808 | $3.106 | $9.776 | $4.72 | $11.596 | $5.881 |
| UK South uksouth | $16.808 | $3.106 | $9.776 | $4.72 | $11.596 | $5.881 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $16.808 | $3.106 | $9.776 | $4.72 | $11.596 | $5.881 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $17.342 | $3.205 | $10.086 | $4.87 | $11.964 | $6.068 |
| West US westus | $17.342 | $3.205 | $10.086 | $4.87 | $11.964 | $6.068 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $17.409 | $3.217 | $10.125 | $4.888 | – | – |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $17.409 | $3.217 | $10.125 | $4.888 | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $17.609 | $3.254 | $10.241 | $4.945 | $12.148 | $6.161 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $17.609 | $3.254 | $10.241 | $4.945 | $12.148 | $6.161 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $17.61 | $3.254 | $10.127 | $4.926 | $12.149 | $6.162 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $17.877 | $3.304 | $10.397 | $5.02 | $12.333 | $6.255 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $18.676 | $3.451 | $10.862 | $5.257 | $12.885 | $6.535 |
| Italy North italynorth | $18.676 | $3.451 | $10.862 | $5.244 | $12.885 | $6.535 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $18.676 | $3.451 | $10.862 | $5.244 | $12.885 | $6.535 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $18.676 | $3.451 | $10.869 | $5.248 | $12.885 | $6.535 |
| West Europe westeurope | $18.676 | $3.451 | $10.862 | $5.244 | $12.885 | $6.535 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $19.076 | $3.525 | $11.095 | $5.357 | $13.161 | $6.675 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $19.34 | $3.574 | $11.25 | $5.431 | $13.343 | $6.767 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $19.343 | $1.934 | $11.25 | $5.431 | – | – |
| Australia East australiaeast | $19.343 | $3.575 | $11.25 | $5.431 | $13.345 | $6.768 |
| Japan East japaneast | $19.343 | $3.575 | $11.25 | $5.431 | $13.345 | $6.768 |
| Japan West japanwest | $19.343 | $3.575 | $11.25 | $5.431 | $13.345 | $6.768 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $19.343 | $3.575 | $11.25 | $5.445 | $13.345 | $6.768 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $19.343 | $3.575 | $11.25 | $5.431 | $13.345 | $6.768 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $19.343 | $3.575 | $11.258 | $5.435 | $13.345 | $6.768 |
| South India southindia | $20.143 | $3.722 | $11.715 | $5.656 | $13.897 | $7.048 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $20.276 | $3.747 | $11.659 | $5.677 | $13.988 | $7.095 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $20.544 | $3.796 | $11.948 | $5.769 | $14.173 | $7.188 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $20.544 | $3.796 | $11.948 | $5.783 | $14.173 | $7.188 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $20.81 | $3.846 | $12.103 | $5.844 | $14.357 | $7.281 |
| East Asia eastasia | $21.344 | $3.944 | $12.414 | $5.993 | $14.725 | $7.468 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $23.24 | $4.295 | $13.516 | $6.526 | – | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $24.279 | $4.487 | $14.121 | $6.834 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $26.013 | $4.807 | $15.129 | $7.304 | $17.946 | $9.102 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $30.015 | $5.547 | $17.457 | $8.428 | $20.707 | $10.502 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $13.34 | $7.759 | $3.746 |
| Windows | $19.228 | $13.647 | $9.634 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2048 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 4096 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 4,096 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_M128ds_v2 |
| Family | Mdsv2 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv2-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other generations
Other Mdsv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M64ds_v2 | 64 | 1024 | $6.669 |
| Standard_M128ds_v2 | 128 | 2048 | $13.34 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.