Standard_M176ds_3_v3
Standard_M176ds_3_v3 is an Azure VM size with 176 vCPUs, 2794 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th Gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $19.00 per hour on demand ($13,870.00 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $11.05 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $3.511 per hour. It is sold in 33 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 | $19.00 | $3.511 | $11.05 | $5.335 | $13.108 | $6.648 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $19.00 | $3.511 | $11.05 | $5.335 | $13.108 | $6.648 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $19.00 | $3.511 | $11.05 | $5.335 | $13.108 | $6.648 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $19.00 | $3.511 | $11.05 | $5.335 | $13.108 | $6.648 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $19.00 | $3.511 | $11.05 | $5.335 | $13.108 | $6.648 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $19.494 | $3.602 | $11.338 | $5.474 | – | – |
| Central India centralindia | $19.57 | $3.616 | $11.382 | $5.495 | $13.501 | $6.848 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $19.57 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $20.90 | $3.862 | $12.156 | $5.869 | $14.419 | $7.313 |
| Central US centralus | $21.47 | $3.968 | $11.05 | $5.335 | $13.097 | $6.634 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $22.23 | $4.108 | $12.928 | $6.242 | $15.336 | $7.778 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $22.23 | $4.108 | $12.929 | $6.242 | $15.336 | $7.778 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $22.761 | $4.206 | $13.238 | $6.391 | $15.703 | $7.964 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $22.80 | $4.213 | $13.26 | $6.402 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $22.80 | $4.213 | $13.26 | $6.402 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $22.80 | $4.213 | $13.261 | $6.402 | $15.73 | $7.978 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $22.80 | $4.213 | $13.26 | $6.402 | $15.73 | $7.978 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $23.899 | $4.417 | $13.90 | $6.711 | $16.488 | $8.362 |
| UK South uksouth | $23.94 | $4.424 | $13.923 | $6.722 | $16.516 | $8.377 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $24.70 | $4.565 | $14.365 | $6.936 | $17.041 | $8.643 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $24.70 | $4.565 | $14.365 | $6.936 | $17.041 | $8.643 |
| West US westus | $24.70 | $4.565 | $14.366 | $6.936 | $17.041 | $8.643 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $25.08 | $4.635 | $14.59 | $7.04 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $26.60 | $4.916 | $15.47 | $7.469 | $18.351 | $9.307 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $26.60 | $4.916 | $15.47 | $7.469 | $18.351 | $9.307 |
| West Europe westeurope | $26.60 | $4.916 | $15.47 | $7.469 | $18.351 | $9.307 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $27.549 | $5.091 | $16.023 | $7.736 | $19.006 | $9.639 |
| Japan East japaneast | $27.55 | $5.091 | $16.023 | $7.736 | $19.007 | $9.64 |
| Japan West japanwest | $27.55 | $5.091 | $16.023 | $7.736 | $19.007 | $9.64 |
| South India southindia | $28.69 | $5.302 | $16.686 | $8.056 | $19.793 | $10.039 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $29.26 | $5.407 | $17.017 | $8.216 | $20.186 | $10.238 |
| East Asia eastasia | $29.449 | $5.442 | $17.127 | $8.269 | $20.317 | $10.304 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $37.05 | $6.847 | $21.548 | $10.404 | $25.561 | $12.964 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $19.00 | $11.05 | $5.335 |
| Windows | $27.10 | $19.151 | $13.435 |
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) | 2794 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 40 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) | 130,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M176ds_3_v3 |
| Family | Mds3v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.