Standard_M96bds_2_v3
Standard_M96bds_2_v3 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 1946 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $34.47 per hour on demand ($25,163.10 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $20.336 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $8.507 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is North Central US at $34.468 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central US northcentralus | $34.468 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.438 | $14.476 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $34.468 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.438 | $14.476 |
| Central India centralindia | $34.47 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $34.47 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.44 | $14.477 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $34.47 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.44 | $14.477 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $34.47 | $7.583 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.44 | $14.477 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $34.47 | – | – | – | $21.371 | $14.477 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $34.47 | – | – | – | $21.371 | $14.477 |
| South India southindia | $34.47 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $21.371 | $14.477 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $34.47 | $8.507 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.44 | $14.477 |
| Central US centralus | $38.95 | $7.198 | $20.336 | $12.064 | $23.409 | $14.45 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $40.33 | $9.953 | $23.795 | $14.115 | $25.005 | $16.939 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $40.33 | $9.953 | $23.795 | $14.115 | $25.005 | $16.939 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $41.309 | $10.195 | $24.371 | $14.457 | $28.09 | $17.35 |
| North Europe northeurope | $41.36 | $10.208 | $24.403 | $14.476 | $28.125 | $17.371 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $41.36 | $10.208 | $24.403 | $14.476 | $28.125 | $17.371 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $41.364 | $11.048 | $24.403 | $14.476 | $28.128 | $17.373 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $41.364 | $10.209 | $24.405 | $14.477 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $41.364 | $10.209 | $24.405 | $14.477 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $41.583 | $10.263 | $24.532 | $14.553 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $43.087 | $10.634 | $25.42 | $15.08 | $29.299 | $18.097 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $43.375 | $10.705 | $25.59 | $15.18 | – | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $44.808 | $11.059 | $26.437 | $15.683 | $30.47 | $18.819 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $44.81 | $9.858 | $26.439 | $15.684 | $27.782 | $18.82 |
| West Europe westeurope | $44.81 | $11.059 | $26.437 | $15.683 | $30.471 | $18.82 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $46.535 | $11.485 | $27.454 | $16.286 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $48.256 | $11.91 | $28.471 | $16.89 | $32.814 | $20.268 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $49.292 | $10.844 | $29.081 | $17.251 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $49.292 | $12.165 | $29.081 | $17.251 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $49.981 | $12.335 | $29.487 | $17.492 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $53.428 | $13.186 | $31.521 | $18.699 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $53.428 | $13.186 | $31.521 | $18.699 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $68.94 | $17.014 | $40.675 | $24.129 | $42.743 | $28.955 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $34.47 | $20.336 | $12.064 |
| Windows | $38.88 | $24.746 | $16.474 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1946 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 4500 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 4,500 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 130,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 8,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M96bds_2_v3 |
| Family | Mbds2v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mbdsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mbds2v3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M96-48bds_2_v3 | 48 | 1946 | $34.47 |
| Standard_M96bds_2_v3 | 96 | 1946 | $34.47 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.