Standard_M16bds_v3
Standard_M16bds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $1.46 per hour on demand ($1,065.80 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.8642 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.3603 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $1.46 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $1.46 | $0.3603 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $1.46 | $0.3603 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | $0.9928 | $0.6132 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.46 | $0.3603 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | $0.9928 | $0.6132 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.46 | $0.3212 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | $0.9928 | $0.6132 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.46 | – | – | – | $0.9052 | $0.6132 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.46 | – | – | – | $0.9052 | $0.6132 |
| South India southindia | $1.46 | $0.3603 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | $0.9052 | $0.6132 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.46 | $0.3603 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | $0.9928 | $0.6132 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.465 | $0.3616 | $0.8644 | $0.5127 | $0.9962 | $0.6153 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.465 | $0.3616 | $0.8644 | $0.5127 | $0.9962 | $0.6153 |
| Central US centralus | $1.655 | $0.3059 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 | $0.9949 | $0.6142 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.708 | $0.4216 | $1.008 | $0.5979 | $1.059 | $0.7174 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.71 | $0.422 | $1.008 | $0.5979 | $1.06 | $0.7182 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.75 | $0.4318 | $1.036 | $0.6144 | $1.19 | $0.7349 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.752 | $0.468 | $1.037 | $0.6152 | $1.191 | $0.7358 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.752 | $0.4324 | $1.034 | $0.6132 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.752 | $0.4324 | $1.034 | $0.6132 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.76 | $0.4344 | $1.037 | $0.6152 | $1.197 | $0.7392 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.76 | $0.4344 | $1.037 | $0.6152 | $1.197 | $0.7392 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.761 | $0.4347 | $1.042 | $0.6185 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $1.825 | $0.4504 | $1.08 | $0.6408 | $1.241 | $0.7665 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.837 | $0.4534 | $1.087 | $0.6451 | – | – |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.90 | $0.418 | $1.12 | $0.6643 | $1.178 | $0.798 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.90 | $0.4689 | $1.123 | $0.6665 | $1.292 | $0.798 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.904 | $0.47 | $1.124 | $0.6666 | $1.295 | $0.7999 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.971 | $0.4864 | $1.167 | $0.6921 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.051 | $0.5062 | $1.21 | $0.7178 | $1.395 | $0.8614 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.088 | $0.4593 | $1.236 | $0.7331 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.088 | $0.5153 | $1.236 | $0.7331 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.117 | $0.5225 | $1.253 | $0.7434 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.263 | $0.5585 | $1.339 | $0.7946 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.263 | $0.5585 | $1.339 | $0.7946 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.92 | $0.7207 | $1.723 | $1.022 | $1.81 | $1.226 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.46 | $0.8642 | $0.5127 |
| Windows | $2.20 | $1.604 | $1.253 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 8 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 400 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 400 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 44,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M16bds_v3 |
| Family | Mbdsv3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mbdsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mbdsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M16bds_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.46 |
| Standard_M32bds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.93 |
| Standard_M48bds_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.39 |
| Standard_M64bds_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.86 |
| Standard_M128-64bds_v3 | 64 | 1024 | $11.71 |
| Standard_M176-88bds_v3 | 88 | 1536 | $16.11 |
| Standard_M96bds_v3 | 96 | 768 | $8.79 |
| Standard_M128bds_v3 | 128 | 1024 | $11.71 |
| Standard_M176bds_v3 | 176 | 1536 | $16.11 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.