Standard_M16bs_v3
Standard_M16bs_v3 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $1.40 per hour on demand ($1,022.00 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.8231 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2587 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is North Central US at $1.395 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.395 | $0.2578 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.9487 | $0.586 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.395 | $0.2578 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.9487 | $0.586 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.952 | $0.588 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.952 | $0.588 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.952 | $0.588 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.40 | – | – | – | $0.868 | $0.588 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.40 | – | – | – | $0.868 | $0.588 |
| South India southindia | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.868 | $0.588 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.952 | $0.588 |
| Central US centralus | $1.577 | $0.2914 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 | $0.9444 | $0.5834 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.638 | $0.3027 | $0.9664 | $0.5733 | $1.016 | $0.688 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.64 | $0.3031 | $0.9664 | $0.5733 | $1.017 | $0.6888 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.67 | $0.3086 | $0.9877 | $0.5859 | $1.136 | $0.7014 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.67 | $0.3086 | $0.9877 | $0.5859 | $1.136 | $0.7014 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.678 | $0.3101 | $0.9864 | $0.5851 | $1.141 | $0.7047 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.68 | $0.3105 | $0.9877 | $0.5859 | $1.142 | $0.7056 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.68 | $0.3105 | $0.9912 | $0.588 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.68 | $0.3105 | $0.9912 | $0.588 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.689 | $0.3121 | $0.9929 | $0.589 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $1.75 | $0.3234 | $1.029 | $0.6103 | $1.19 | $0.735 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.762 | $0.3256 | $1.036 | $0.6144 | – | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.81 | $0.3345 | $1.07 | $0.6347 | $1.231 | $0.7602 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.814 | $0.3352 | $1.07 | $0.6347 | $1.233 | $0.7618 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.82 | $0.3363 | $1.074 | $0.637 | $1.128 | $0.7644 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.89 | $0.3493 | $1.111 | $0.6591 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.953 | $0.361 | $1.152 | $0.6835 | $1.328 | $0.8204 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.002 | $0.37 | $1.177 | $0.6982 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.002 | $0.37 | $1.177 | $0.6982 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.03 | $0.3751 | $1.194 | $0.708 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.17 | $0.401 | $1.276 | $0.7568 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.17 | $0.401 | $1.276 | $0.7568 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.80 | $0.5174 | $1.652 | $0.98 | $1.736 | $1.176 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.40 | $0.8231 | $0.4882 |
| Windows | $2.13 | $1.553 | $1.218 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 44,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M16bs_v3 |
| Family | Mbsv3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mbsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mbsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M16bs_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.40 |
| Standard_M32bs_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.79 |
| Standard_M48bs_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.18 |
| Standard_M64bs_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.58 |
| Standard_M128-64bs_v3 | 64 | 1024 | $11.16 |
| Standard_M176-88bs_v3 | 88 | 1536 | $15.34 |
| Standard_M96bs_v3 | 96 | 768 | $8.37 |
| Standard_M128bs_v3 | 128 | 1024 | $11.16 |
| Standard_M176bs_v3 | 176 | 1536 | $15.34 |
| Standard_M416bs_v3 | 416 | 3800 | $48.14 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.