Standard_M32bds_v3
Standard_M32bds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $2.93 per hour on demand ($2,138.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.728 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.7231 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is North Central US at $2.93 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 | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.729 | $1.026 | $1.992 | $1.231 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.729 | $1.026 | $1.992 | $1.231 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.728 | $1.025 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.728 | $1.025 | $1.992 | $1.231 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.728 | $1.025 | $1.992 | $1.231 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $2.93 | $0.6446 | $1.728 | $1.025 | $1.992 | $1.231 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $2.93 | – | – | – | $1.817 | $1.231 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.93 | – | – | – | $1.817 | $1.231 |
| South India southindia | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.728 | $1.025 | $1.817 | $1.231 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.93 | $0.7231 | $1.728 | $1.025 | $1.992 | $1.231 |
| Central US centralus | $3.311 | $0.6119 | $1.728 | $1.025 | $1.99 | $1.228 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $3.428 | $0.8461 | $2.023 | $1.20 | $2.125 | $1.44 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $3.43 | $0.8465 | $2.023 | $1.20 | $2.127 | $1.441 |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.51 | $0.8663 | $2.073 | $1.23 | $2.387 | $1.474 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.51 | $0.8663 | $2.073 | $1.23 | $2.387 | $1.474 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $3.511 | $0.8666 | $2.071 | $1.228 | $2.388 | $1.475 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.516 | $0.9391 | $2.073 | $1.23 | $2.391 | $1.477 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.516 | $0.8677 | $2.074 | $1.231 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.516 | $0.8677 | $2.074 | $1.231 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $3.535 | $0.8723 | $2.084 | $1.236 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $3.663 | $0.9039 | $2.16 | $1.281 | $2.49 | $1.538 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $3.687 | $0.9099 | $2.174 | $1.29 | – | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $3.809 | $0.94 | $2.247 | $1.333 | $2.59 | $1.60 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $3.81 | $0.8382 | $2.247 | $1.333 | $2.362 | $1.60 |
| West Europe westeurope | $3.81 | $0.9403 | $2.246 | $1.333 | $2.591 | $1.60 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $3.955 | $0.9762 | $2.332 | $1.384 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.102 | $1.012 | $2.42 | $1.436 | $2.789 | $1.723 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $4.19 | $0.9218 | $2.471 | $1.466 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $4.19 | $1.034 | $2.471 | $1.466 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.248 | $1.048 | $2.505 | $1.486 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $4.542 | $1.121 | $2.678 | $1.589 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.542 | $1.121 | $2.678 | $1.589 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $5.86 | $1.446 | $3.457 | $2.051 | $3.633 | $2.461 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.93 | $1.728 | $1.025 |
| Windows | $4.40 | $3.198 | $2.495 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 16 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) | 88,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M32bds_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.