Standard_M176bs_v3
Standard_M176bs_v3 is an Azure VM size with 176 vCPUs, 1536 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $15.34 per hour on demand ($11,198.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $9.051 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $2.835 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $15.34 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 | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.431 | $6.443 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.431 | $6.443 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.431 | $6.443 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $15.34 | – | – | – | $9.511 | $6.443 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $15.34 | – | – | – | $9.511 | $6.443 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.431 | $6.443 |
| South India southindia | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $9.511 | $6.443 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.431 | $6.443 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $15.34 | $2.835 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.431 | $6.443 |
| Central US centralus | $17.34 | $3.204 | $9.051 | $5.369 | $10.387 | $6.416 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $17.948 | $3.317 | $10.589 | $6.282 | $11.128 | $7.538 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $17.95 | $3.317 | $10.589 | $6.282 | $11.129 | $7.539 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $18.384 | $3.397 | $10.847 | $6.435 | $12.501 | $7.721 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $18.408 | $3.402 | $10.861 | $6.443 | $12.517 | $7.731 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $18.408 | $3.402 | $10.861 | $6.443 | $12.517 | $7.731 |
| North Europe northeurope | $18.41 | $3.402 | $10.861 | $6.443 | $12.519 | $7.732 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $18.41 | $3.402 | $10.861 | $6.443 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $18.41 | $3.402 | $10.861 | $6.443 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $18.505 | $3.42 | $10.919 | $6.477 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $19.175 | $3.543 | $11.314 | $6.712 | $13.039 | $8.053 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $19.303 | $3.567 | $11.389 | $6.756 | – | – |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $19.94 | $3.685 | $11.766 | $6.98 | $12.363 | $8.375 |
| West Europe westeurope | $19.94 | $3.685 | $11.767 | $6.98 | $13.559 | $8.375 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $19.942 | $3.685 | $11.766 | $6.98 | $13.561 | $8.376 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $20.709 | $3.827 | $12.219 | $7.249 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $21.476 | $3.969 | $12.672 | $7.517 | $14.604 | $9.02 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $21.936 | $4.054 | $12.943 | $7.678 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $21.936 | $4.054 | $12.943 | $7.678 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $22.243 | $4.111 | $13.124 | $7.786 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $23.777 | $4.394 | $14.029 | $8.322 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $23.777 | $4.394 | $14.029 | $8.322 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $30.68 | $5.67 | $18.101 | $10.738 | $19.022 | $12.886 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $15.34 | $9.051 | $5.369 |
| Windows | $19.40 | $13.111 | $9.429 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 265,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 6,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M176bs_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.