Standard_M64ds_v2
Standard_M64ds_v2 is an Azure VM size with 64 vCPUs, 1024 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake)). In East US it costs $6.669 per hour on demand ($4,868.37 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.879 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.232 per hour. It is sold in 53 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 | $6.669 | $1.232 | $3.879 | $1.873 | $4.601 | $2.333 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $6.669 | $1.232 | $3.879 | $1.873 | $4.601 | $2.333 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.669 | $1.232 | $3.879 | $1.873 | $4.601 | $2.333 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $6.669 | $1.232 | $3.879 | $1.873 | $4.601 | $2.333 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $6.669 | $1.232 | $3.879 | $1.873 | $4.601 | $2.333 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.88 | $1.271 | $4.002 | $1.932 | $4.747 | $2.407 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $6.88 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $6.88 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $7.336 | $1.356 | $4.269 | $2.061 | $5.061 | $2.567 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $7.336 | $1.356 | $4.267 | $2.06 | $5.061 | $2.567 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $7.336 | $1.356 | $4.267 | $2.06 | $5.061 | $2.567 |
| Central US centralus | $7.536 | $1.393 | $3.879 | $1.873 | $4.597 | $2.329 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $8.003 | $1.479 | $4.654 | $2.247 | – | – |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.003 | $1.479 | $4.654 | $2.247 | $5.521 | $2.80 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $8.003 | $1.479 | $4.654 | $2.247 | $5.521 | $2.80 |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.003 | $1.479 | $4.654 | $2.247 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $8.069 | $1.491 | $4.68 | $2.259 | $5.567 | $2.823 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $8.336 | $1.54 | $4.848 | $2.341 | – | – |
| France Central francecentral | $8.403 | $1.553 | $4.887 | $2.36 | $5.797 | $2.94 |
| UK South uksouth | $8.403 | $1.553 | $4.887 | $2.36 | $5.797 | $2.94 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $8.403 | $1.553 | $4.887 | $2.36 | $5.797 | $2.94 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $8.67 | $1.602 | $5.042 | $2.434 | $5.981 | $3.034 |
| West US westus | $8.67 | $1.602 | $5.042 | $2.434 | $5.981 | $3.034 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $8.703 | $1.608 | $5.062 | $2.444 | – | – |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $8.703 | $1.608 | $5.062 | $2.444 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $8.80 | $1.626 | $5.062 | $2.463 | $6.071 | $3.079 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $8.803 | $1.627 | $5.12 | $2.472 | $6.073 | $3.08 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $8.803 | $1.627 | $5.12 | $2.472 | $6.073 | $3.08 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $8.937 | $1.652 | $5.198 | $2.51 | $6.166 | $3.127 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $9.337 | $1.725 | $5.43 | $2.622 | $6.441 | $3.267 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $9.337 | $1.725 | $5.434 | $2.624 | $6.441 | $3.267 |
| Italy North italynorth | $9.337 | $1.726 | $5.43 | $2.622 | $6.442 | $3.267 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $9.337 | $1.726 | $5.43 | $2.622 | $6.442 | $3.267 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.337 | $1.726 | $5.43 | $2.622 | $6.442 | $3.267 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $9.537 | $1.762 | $5.547 | $2.678 | $6.58 | $3.337 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.624 | $2.715 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.624 | $2.715 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Japan East japaneast | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.624 | $2.715 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Japan West japanwest | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.624 | $2.715 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.624 | $2.715 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.624 | $2.715 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $9.67 | $1.787 | $5.628 | $2.717 | $6.671 | $3.384 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $9.67 | $0.967 | $5.624 | $2.715 | – | – |
| South India southindia | $10.07 | $1.861 | $5.857 | $2.828 | $6.947 | $3.523 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $10.136 | $1.873 | $5.828 | $2.838 | $6.993 | $3.547 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $10.27 | $1.898 | $5.973 | $2.884 | $7.085 | $3.594 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $10.271 | $1.898 | $5.973 | $2.884 | $7.086 | $3.594 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $10.404 | $1.923 | $6.051 | $2.921 | $7.178 | $3.64 |
| East Asia eastasia | $10.67 | $1.972 | $6.206 | $2.996 | $7.361 | $3.733 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $11.618 | $2.147 | $6.757 | $3.262 | – | – |
| Germany North germanynorth | $12.138 | $2.243 | $7.059 | $3.408 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $13.005 | $2.403 | $7.564 | $3.652 | $8.972 | $4.55 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $15.005 | $2.773 | $8.727 | $4.213 | $10.352 | $5.25 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.669 | $3.879 | $1.873 |
| Windows | $9.613 | $6.823 | $4.817 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1024 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 16 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2048 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 2,048 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 40,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M64ds_v2 |
| Family | Mdsv2 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv2-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other generations
Other Mdsv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M64ds_v2 | 64 | 1024 | $6.669 |
| Standard_M128ds_v2 | 128 | 2048 | $13.34 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.