Standard_M48bds_v3
Standard_M48bds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $4.39 per hour on demand ($3,204.70 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.592 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.083 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $4.39 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 | $4.39 | $1.083 | $2.592 | $1.538 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $4.39 | $1.083 | $2.592 | $1.538 | $2.985 | $1.844 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.39 | $1.083 | $2.592 | $1.538 | $2.985 | $1.844 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.39 | $0.9658 | $2.592 | $1.538 | $2.985 | $1.844 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $4.39 | – | – | – | $2.722 | $1.844 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $4.39 | – | – | – | $2.722 | $1.844 |
| South India southindia | $4.39 | $1.083 | $2.592 | $1.538 | $2.722 | $1.844 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.39 | $1.083 | $2.592 | $1.538 | $2.985 | $1.844 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.395 | $1.085 | $2.593 | $1.538 | $2.989 | $1.846 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.395 | $1.085 | $2.593 | $1.538 | $2.989 | $1.846 |
| Central US centralus | $4.966 | $0.9178 | $2.592 | $1.538 | $2.985 | $1.843 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $5.136 | $1.268 | $3.03 | $1.798 | $3.184 | $2.157 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.14 | $1.269 | $3.03 | $1.798 | $3.187 | $2.159 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.261 | $1.298 | $3.106 | $1.843 | $3.578 | $2.21 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.268 | $1.407 | $3.11 | $1.845 | $3.582 | $2.213 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $5.268 | $1.30 | $3.108 | $1.844 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $5.268 | $1.30 | $3.108 | $1.844 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.27 | $1.301 | $3.11 | $1.845 | $3.584 | $2.213 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.27 | $1.301 | $3.11 | $1.845 | $3.584 | $2.213 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.296 | $1.307 | $3.127 | $1.855 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $5.487 | $1.354 | $3.24 | $1.922 | $3.732 | $2.305 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.524 | $1.363 | $3.262 | $1.935 | – | – |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.71 | $1.256 | $3.367 | $1.998 | $3.54 | $2.398 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.71 | $1.409 | $3.37 | $1.999 | $3.883 | $2.398 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.713 | $1.41 | $3.371 | $2.00 | $3.885 | $2.40 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.926 | $1.463 | $3.499 | $2.076 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.153 | $1.519 | $3.63 | $2.154 | $4.184 | $2.584 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.278 | $1.381 | $3.707 | $2.199 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.278 | $1.549 | $3.707 | $2.199 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.365 | $1.571 | $3.758 | $2.23 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.804 | $1.679 | $4.018 | $2.383 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.804 | $1.679 | $4.018 | $2.383 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.78 | $2.167 | $5.18 | $3.073 | $5.444 | $3.688 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.39 | $2.592 | $1.538 |
| Windows | $6.60 | $4.802 | $3.748 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| 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_M48bds_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.