Standard_M48bs_v3
Standard_M48bs_v3 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $4.18 per hour on demand ($3,051.40 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.469 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.7725 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $4.18 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 | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.842 | $1.756 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.842 | $1.756 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.842 | $1.756 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $4.18 | – | – | – | $2.592 | $1.756 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $4.18 | – | – | – | $2.592 | $1.756 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.842 | $1.756 |
| South India southindia | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.592 | $1.756 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.842 | $1.756 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $4.18 | $0.7725 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.842 | $1.756 |
| Central US centralus | $4.73 | $0.8741 | $2.469 | $1.464 | $2.833 | $1.75 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.89 | $0.9037 | $2.885 | $1.712 | $3.032 | $2.054 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $4.891 | $0.9038 | $2.885 | $1.712 | $3.032 | $2.054 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.009 | $0.9257 | $2.958 | $1.755 | $3.406 | $2.104 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.016 | $0.927 | $2.962 | $1.757 | $3.411 | $2.107 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.016 | $0.927 | $2.962 | $1.757 | $3.411 | $2.107 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.02 | $0.9277 | $2.962 | $1.757 | $3.414 | $2.108 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $5.02 | $0.9277 | $2.959 | $1.756 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $5.02 | $0.9277 | $2.959 | $1.756 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.043 | $0.9319 | $2.978 | $1.767 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $5.225 | $0.9656 | $3.086 | $1.831 | $3.553 | $2.195 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.26 | $0.972 | $3.106 | $1.843 | – | – |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.43 | $1.004 | $3.206 | $1.902 | $3.367 | $2.281 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.434 | $1.004 | $3.209 | $1.904 | $3.695 | $2.282 |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.44 | $1.005 | $3.209 | $1.904 | $3.699 | $2.285 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.643 | $1.043 | $3.333 | $1.977 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.852 | $1.081 | $3.456 | $2.05 | $3.979 | $2.458 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.977 | $1.105 | $3.53 | $2.094 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $5.977 | $1.105 | $3.53 | $2.094 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.061 | $1.12 | $3.579 | $2.123 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.479 | $1.197 | $3.826 | $2.27 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.479 | $1.197 | $3.826 | $2.27 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.36 | $1.545 | $4.932 | $2.926 | $5.183 | $3.511 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.18 | $2.469 | $1.464 |
| Windows | $6.39 | $4.679 | $3.674 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 88,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M48bs_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.