Standard_M24ds_v3
Standard_M24ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 24 vCPUs, 480 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th Gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $3.26 per hour on demand ($2,379.80 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.896 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $0.6024 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 | $3.26 | $0.6024 | $1.896 | $0.9154 | $2.249 | $1.141 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $3.26 | $0.6024 | $1.896 | $0.9154 | $2.249 | $1.141 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $3.26 | $0.6024 | $1.898 | $0.9165 | $2.249 | $1.141 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.26 | $0.6024 | $1.896 | $0.9154 | $2.249 | $1.141 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $3.26 | $0.6024 | $1.898 | $0.9165 | $2.249 | $1.141 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $3.345 | $0.6181 | $1.945 | $0.9392 | – | – |
| Central India centralindia | $3.358 | $0.6205 | $1.953 | $0.9429 | $2.317 | $1.175 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $3.358 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.586 | $0.6627 | $2.086 | $1.007 | $2.474 | $1.255 |
| Central US centralus | $3.684 | $0.6808 | $1.896 | $0.9154 | $2.247 | $1.138 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $3.814 | $0.7049 | $2.218 | $1.071 | $2.631 | $1.335 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $3.814 | $0.7049 | $2.218 | $1.071 | $2.631 | $1.335 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.91 | $0.7226 | $2.274 | $1.098 | $2.698 | $1.368 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.912 | $0.7229 | $2.275 | $1.099 | $2.699 | $1.369 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.912 | $0.7229 | $2.275 | $1.099 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.912 | $0.7229 | $2.275 | $1.099 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.92 | $0.7244 | $2.28 | $1.101 | $2.704 | $1.372 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $4.106 | $0.7587 | $2.388 | $1.153 | $2.833 | $1.437 |
| UK South uksouth | $4.11 | $0.7595 | $2.392 | $1.155 | $2.836 | $1.438 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.238 | $0.7832 | $2.465 | $1.19 | $2.924 | $1.483 |
| West US westus | $4.238 | $0.7832 | $2.465 | $1.19 | $2.924 | $1.483 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $4.24 | $0.7836 | $2.468 | $1.192 | $2.925 | $1.484 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $4.31 | $0.7965 | $2.51 | $1.21 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.564 | $0.8434 | $2.655 | $1.282 | $3.149 | $1.597 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.564 | $0.8434 | $2.655 | $1.282 | $3.149 | $1.597 |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.57 | $0.8445 | $2.658 | $1.283 | $3.153 | $1.599 |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.727 | $0.8736 | $2.749 | $1.327 | $3.261 | $1.654 |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.727 | $0.8736 | $2.749 | $1.327 | $3.261 | $1.654 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.733 | $0.8746 | $2.753 | $1.329 | $3.265 | $1.656 |
| South India southindia | $4.93 | $0.9111 | $2.867 | $1.384 | $3.401 | $1.725 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.03 | $0.9295 | $2.924 | $1.411 | $3.47 | $1.76 |
| East Asia eastasia | $5.059 | $0.9349 | $2.942 | $1.421 | $3.49 | $1.77 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $6.357 | $1.175 | $3.697 | $1.785 | $4.386 | $2.224 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.26 | $1.896 | $0.9154 |
| Windows | $4.37 | $3.006 | $2.025 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 24 |
| Physical cores | 12 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th Gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 480 |
| 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) | 32,500 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 780 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M24ds_v3 |
| Family | Mdsv3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mdsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M12ds_v3 | 12 | 240 | $1.63 |
| Standard_M24ds_v3 | 24 | 480 | $3.26 |
| Standard_M96ds_v3 | 96 | – | $10.44 |
| Standard_M176ds_v3 | 176 | – | $15.66 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.