Standard_M48ds_1_v3
Standard_M48ds_1_v3 is an Azure VM size with 48 vCPUs, 974 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th Gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $6.62 per hour on demand ($4,832.60 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.85 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.223 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 | $6.62 | $1.223 | $3.85 | $1.859 | $4.567 | $2.316 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.62 | $1.223 | $3.85 | $1.859 | $4.567 | $2.316 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.62 | $1.223 | $3.852 | $1.86 | $4.567 | $2.316 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.62 | $1.223 | $3.85 | $1.859 | $4.567 | $2.316 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.62 | $1.223 | $3.852 | $1.86 | $4.567 | $2.316 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.792 | $1.255 | $3.95 | $1.907 | – | – |
| Central India centralindia | $6.819 | $1.26 | $3.966 | $1.915 | $4.704 | $2.386 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.819 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $7.282 | $1.346 | $4.235 | $2.045 | $5.024 | $2.548 |
| Central US centralus | $7.48 | $1.382 | $3.85 | $1.859 | $4.563 | $2.311 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $7.745 | $1.431 | $4.505 | $2.175 | $5.344 | $2.71 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $7.745 | $1.431 | $4.505 | $2.175 | $5.344 | $2.71 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.935 | $1.466 | $4.615 | $2.228 | $5.474 | $2.776 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.944 | $1.468 | $4.62 | $2.231 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $7.944 | $1.468 | $4.62 | $2.231 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.944 | $1.468 | $4.62 | $2.231 | $5.481 | $2.78 |
| North Europe northeurope | $7.95 | $1.469 | $4.624 | $2.232 | $5.485 | $2.782 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $8.331 | $1.54 | $4.846 | $2.339 | $5.748 | $2.915 |
| UK South uksouth | $8.35 | $1.543 | $4.854 | $2.343 | $5.761 | $2.922 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $8.606 | $1.59 | $5.005 | $2.417 | $5.937 | $3.011 |
| West US westus | $8.606 | $1.59 | $5.005 | $2.417 | $5.937 | $3.011 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.61 | $1.591 | $5.008 | $2.418 | $5.94 | $3.013 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $8.74 | $1.615 | $5.08 | $2.45 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.268 | $1.713 | $5.39 | $2.603 | $6.394 | $3.243 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $9.268 | $1.713 | $5.39 | $2.603 | $6.394 | $3.243 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.27 | $1.713 | $5.391 | $2.603 | $6.395 | $3.244 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.599 | $1.774 | $5.583 | $2.695 | $6.622 | $3.359 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.599 | $1.774 | $5.583 | $2.695 | $6.622 | $3.359 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.604 | $1.775 | $5.585 | $2.697 | $6.626 | $3.36 |
| South India southindia | $10.00 | $1.848 | $5.817 | $2.808 | $6.899 | $3.499 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $10.20 | $1.885 | $5.932 | $2.864 | $7.037 | $3.569 |
| East Asia eastasia | $10.266 | $1.897 | $5.971 | $2.883 | $7.082 | $3.592 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $12.909 | $2.386 | $7.508 | $3.625 | $8.906 | $4.517 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.62 | $3.85 | $1.859 |
| Windows | $8.83 | $6.06 | $4.069 |
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) | 974 |
| 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) | 65,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,560 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M48ds_1_v3 |
| Family | Mds1v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mds1v3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M48ds_1_v3 | 48 | 974 | $6.62 |
| Standard_M96ds_1_v3 | 96 | 974 | $9.93 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.