Standard_M176bds_v3
Standard_M176bds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 176 vCPUs, 1536 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $16.11 per hour on demand ($11,760.30 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $9.504 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $3.976 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $16.11 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 | $16.11 | $3.976 | $9.504 | $5.638 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $16.11 | $3.976 | $9.504 | $5.638 | $10.955 | $6.766 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $16.11 | $3.976 | $9.504 | $5.638 | $10.955 | $6.766 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $16.11 | $3.544 | $9.504 | $5.638 | $10.955 | $6.766 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $16.11 | – | – | – | $9.988 | $6.766 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $16.11 | – | – | – | $9.988 | $6.766 |
| South India southindia | $16.11 | $3.976 | $9.504 | $5.638 | $9.988 | $6.766 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $16.11 | $3.976 | $9.504 | $5.638 | $10.955 | $6.766 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $16.115 | $3.977 | $9.508 | $5.64 | $10.958 | $6.768 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $16.115 | $3.977 | $9.508 | $5.64 | $10.958 | $6.768 |
| Central US centralus | $18.21 | $3.365 | $9.504 | $5.638 | $10.944 | $6.756 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $18.849 | $4.652 | $11.121 | $6.597 | $11.686 | $7.917 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $18.85 | $4.652 | $11.121 | $6.597 | $11.687 | $7.917 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $19.306 | $4.765 | $11.389 | $6.756 | $13.128 | $8.109 |
| North Europe northeurope | $19.33 | $4.771 | $11.405 | $6.765 | $13.144 | $8.119 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $19.33 | $4.771 | $11.405 | $6.765 | $13.144 | $8.119 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $19.332 | $5.164 | $11.405 | $6.765 | $13.146 | $8.119 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $19.332 | $4.771 | $11.406 | $6.766 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $19.332 | $4.771 | $11.406 | $6.766 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $19.434 | $4.796 | $11.465 | $6.801 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $20.137 | $4.97 | $11.88 | $7.047 | $13.694 | $8.458 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $20.272 | $5.003 | $11.959 | $7.094 | – | – |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $20.94 | $4.607 | $12.356 | $7.33 | $12.983 | $8.795 |
| West Europe westeurope | $20.94 | $5.168 | $12.355 | $7.329 | $14.239 | $8.795 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $20.949 | $5.17 | $12.36 | $7.332 | $14.245 | $8.799 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $21.748 | $5.367 | $12.83 | $7.611 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $22.561 | $5.568 | $13.311 | $7.896 | $15.341 | $9.476 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $23.037 | $5.068 | $13.59 | $8.062 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $23.037 | $5.686 | $13.59 | $8.062 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $23.36 | $5.765 | $13.78 | $8.175 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $24.971 | $6.163 | $14.731 | $8.739 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $24.971 | $6.163 | $14.731 | $8.739 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $32.22 | $7.952 | $19.01 | $11.277 | $19.976 | $13.532 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $16.11 | $9.504 | $5.638 |
| Windows | $24.20 | $17.594 | $13.728 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 176 |
| Physical cores | 88 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1536 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 50 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) | 265,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 6,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M176bds_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.