Standard_M128s_v2
Standard_M128s_v2 is an Azure VM size with 128 vCPUs, 2048 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake)). In East US it costs $12.919 per hour on demand ($9,430.87 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.514 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $2.387 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 | $12.919 | $2.387 | $7.514 | $3.628 | $8.913 | $4.52 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $12.919 | $2.387 | $7.514 | $3.628 | $8.913 | $4.52 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $12.919 | $2.387 | $7.514 | $3.628 | $8.913 | $4.52 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $12.919 | $2.387 | $7.514 | $3.628 | $8.913 | $4.52 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $12.919 | $2.387 | $7.514 | $3.628 | $8.913 | $4.52 |
| Central India centralindia | $13.329 | $2.463 | $7.752 | $3.743 | $9.196 | $4.664 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $13.329 | – | – | – | $13.329 | $13.329 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $13.329 | – | – | – | $13.329 | $13.329 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $14.211 | $2.626 | $8.271 | $3.993 | $9.804 | $4.972 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $14.211 | $2.626 | $8.265 | $3.99 | $9.804 | $4.972 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $14.211 | $2.626 | $8.265 | $3.99 | $9.804 | $4.972 |
| Central US centralus | $14.599 | $2.698 | $7.514 | $3.628 | $8.905 | $4.511 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $15.503 | $2.865 | $9.017 | $4.353 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $15.503 | $2.865 | $9.017 | $4.353 | $10.695 | $5.425 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $15.503 | $2.865 | $9.017 | $4.353 | $10.695 | $5.425 |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $15.503 | $2.865 | $9.017 | $4.353 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $15.632 | $2.889 | $9.091 | $4.389 | $10.784 | $5.47 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $16.149 | $2.984 | $9.392 | $4.535 | $11.141 | $5.65 |
| France Central francecentral | $16.278 | $3.008 | $9.467 | $4.571 | $11.23 | $5.696 |
| UK South uksouth | $16.278 | $3.008 | $9.467 | $4.571 | $11.23 | $5.696 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $16.278 | $3.008 | $9.467 | $4.571 | $11.23 | $5.696 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $16.795 | $3.104 | $9.768 | $4.716 | $11.587 | $5.877 |
| West US westus | $16.795 | $3.104 | $9.768 | $4.716 | $11.587 | $5.877 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $16.859 | $3.116 | $9.806 | $4.734 | – | – |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $16.859 | $3.116 | $9.805 | $4.734 | $11.631 | $5.899 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $17.05 | $3.151 | $9.807 | $4.771 | $11.763 | $5.966 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $17.053 | $3.151 | $9.918 | $4.789 | $11.765 | $5.967 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $17.053 | $3.151 | $9.918 | $4.789 | $11.765 | $5.967 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $17.313 | $3.199 | $10.069 | $4.862 | $11.944 | $6.058 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $18.085 | $3.342 | $10.526 | $5.082 | $12.477 | $6.328 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $18.087 | $3.342 | $10.519 | $5.079 | $12.478 | $6.329 |
| Italy North italynorth | $18.087 | $3.342 | $10.519 | $5.079 | $12.478 | $6.329 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $18.087 | $3.342 | $10.519 | $5.079 | $12.478 | $6.329 |
| West Europe westeurope | $18.087 | $3.342 | $10.519 | $5.079 | $12.478 | $6.329 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $18.474 | $3.414 | $10.745 | $5.188 | $12.745 | $6.464 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $18.73 | $3.461 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.922 | $6.554 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $18.732 | $3.462 | $10.902 | $5.264 | $12.923 | $6.554 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $18.733 | $1.873 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.924 | $6.554 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $18.733 | $3.462 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.924 | $6.554 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $18.733 | $3.462 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.924 | $6.555 |
| Japan East japaneast | $18.733 | $3.462 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.924 | $6.555 |
| Japan West japanwest | $18.733 | $3.462 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.924 | $6.555 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $18.733 | $3.462 | $10.895 | $5.26 | $12.924 | $6.555 |
| South India southindia | $19.508 | $3.605 | $11.346 | $5.478 | $13.459 | $6.826 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $19.67 | $3.635 | $11.44 | $5.523 | $13.57 | $6.882 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $19.895 | $3.677 | $11.571 | $5.587 | $13.726 | $6.961 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $19.896 | $3.677 | $11.572 | $5.587 | $13.726 | $6.962 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $20.154 | $3.724 | $11.722 | $5.659 | $13.904 | $7.052 |
| East Asia eastasia | $20.671 | $3.82 | $12.022 | $5.804 | $14.261 | $7.233 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $22.507 | $4.159 | $13.09 | $6.32 | $15.527 | $7.875 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $23.513 | $4.345 | $13.675 | $6.602 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $25.192 | $4.655 | $14.652 | $7.074 | $17.38 | $8.815 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $29.068 | $5.372 | $16.906 | $8.162 | $20.054 | $10.171 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $12.919 | $7.514 | $3.628 |
| Windows | $18.807 | $13.402 | $9.516 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M128s_v2 |
| Family | Msv2 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | msv2-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_M128s_v2
Other generations
Other Msv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M208-52s_v2 | 52 | 2850 | $22.31 |
| Standard_M64s_v2 | 64 | 1024 | $6.459 |
| Standard_M208-104s_v2 | 104 | 2850 | $22.31 |
| Standard_M416-104s_v2 | 104 | 5700 | $49.58 |
| Standard_M128s_v2 | 128 | 2048 | $12.919 |
| Standard_M208s_v2 | 208 | 2850 | $22.31 |
| Standard_M416-208s_v2 | 208 | 5700 | $49.58 |
| Standard_M416s_v2 | 416 | 5700 | $49.58 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.