Standard_M48s_1_v3
Standard_M48s_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 $6.23 per hour on demand ($4,547.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.623 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.151 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 | $6.23 | $1.151 | $3.623 | $1.749 | $4.298 | $2.18 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.23 | $1.151 | $3.623 | $1.749 | $4.298 | $2.18 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.23 | $1.151 | $3.626 | $1.75 | $4.298 | $2.18 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.23 | $1.151 | $3.623 | $1.749 | $4.298 | $2.18 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.23 | $1.151 | $3.63 | $1.75 | $4.298 | $2.18 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.392 | $1.181 | $3.718 | $1.795 | $4.41 | $2.237 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.417 | $1.186 | $3.732 | $1.802 | $4.427 | $2.245 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.417 | – | – | – | $4.427 | $2.245 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.853 | $1.266 | $3.986 | $1.924 | $4.728 | $2.398 |
| Central US centralus | $7.04 | $1.301 | $3.623 | $1.749 | $4.857 | $2.463 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $7.289 | $1.347 | $4.239 | $2.047 | $5.029 | $2.55 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $7.289 | $1.347 | $4.239 | $2.047 | $5.029 | $2.55 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.468 | $1.38 | $4.343 | $2.097 | $5.152 | $2.613 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $7.476 | $1.381 | $4.348 | $2.099 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $7.476 | $1.381 | $4.348 | $2.099 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $7.476 | $1.382 | $4.348 | $2.099 | $5.158 | $2.616 |
| North Europe northeurope | $7.48 | $1.382 | $4.35 | $2.10 | $5.16 | $2.617 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.841 | $1.449 | $4.561 | $2.202 | $5.41 | $2.744 |
| UK South uksouth | $7.85 | $1.451 | $4.568 | $2.205 | $5.416 | $2.747 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $8.099 | $1.497 | $4.71 | $2.274 | $5.588 | $2.834 |
| West US westus | $8.099 | $1.497 | $4.71 | $2.274 | $5.588 | $2.834 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.10 | $1.497 | $4.713 | $2.276 | $5.588 | $2.834 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $8.23 | $1.521 | $4.79 | $2.31 | $5.678 | $2.88 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $8.722 | $1.612 | $5.073 | $2.449 | $6.017 | $3.052 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.722 | $1.612 | $5.073 | $2.449 | $6.017 | $3.052 |
| West Europe westeurope | $8.73 | $1.613 | $5.077 | $2.451 | $6.023 | $3.055 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.034 | $1.669 | $5.254 | $2.537 | $6.232 | $3.161 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.034 | $1.669 | $5.254 | $2.537 | $6.232 | $3.161 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.039 | $1.67 | $5.257 | $2.538 | $6.236 | $3.163 |
| South India southindia | $9.41 | $1.739 | $5.474 | $2.643 | $6.492 | $3.293 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $9.60 | $1.774 | $5.583 | $2.696 | $6.623 | $3.359 |
| East Asia eastasia | $9.662 | $1.786 | $5.62 | $2.713 | $6.666 | $3.381 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $12.149 | $2.245 | $7.066 | $3.411 | $8.381 | $4.251 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.23 | $3.623 | $1.749 |
| Windows | $8.44 | $5.833 | $3.959 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 65,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,560 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M48s_1_v3 |
| Family | Ms1v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | msv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Ms1v3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M48s_1_v3 | 48 | 974 | $6.23 |
| Standard_M96s_1_v3 | 96 | 974 | $9.34 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.