Standard_M96bds_v3
Standard_M96bds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $8.79 per hour on demand ($6,416.70 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.184 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $2.169 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is North Central US at $8.79 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 | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.186 | $3.076 | $5.977 | $3.692 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.186 | $3.076 | $5.977 | $3.692 |
| Central India centralindia | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.184 | $3.075 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.184 | $3.075 | $5.977 | $3.692 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.184 | $3.075 | $5.977 | $3.692 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $8.79 | $1.934 | $5.184 | $3.075 | $5.977 | $3.692 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.79 | – | – | – | $5.45 | $3.692 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.79 | – | – | – | $5.45 | $3.692 |
| South India southindia | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.184 | $3.075 | $5.45 | $3.692 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.79 | $2.169 | $5.184 | $3.075 | $5.977 | $3.692 |
| Central US centralus | $9.933 | $1.836 | $5.184 | $3.075 | $5.97 | $3.685 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $10.28 | $2.537 | $6.068 | $3.599 | $6.374 | $4.318 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $10.284 | $2.538 | $6.068 | $3.599 | $6.376 | $4.319 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $10.534 | $2.60 | $6.213 | $3.685 | $7.163 | $4.424 |
| North Europe northeurope | $10.54 | $2.601 | $6.221 | $3.69 | $7.167 | $4.427 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $10.54 | $2.601 | $6.221 | $3.69 | $7.167 | $4.427 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $10.548 | $2.817 | $6.221 | $3.69 | $7.173 | $4.43 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $10.548 | $2.603 | $6.223 | $3.692 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $10.548 | $2.603 | $6.223 | $3.692 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $10.604 | $2.617 | $6.254 | $3.71 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $10.988 | $2.712 | $6.48 | $3.844 | $7.471 | $4.615 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $11.061 | $2.73 | $6.523 | $3.87 | – | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $11.42 | $2.818 | $6.739 | $3.998 | $7.766 | $4.796 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $11.427 | $2.82 | $6.742 | $3.999 | $7.77 | $4.799 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $11.43 | $2.515 | $6.742 | $3.999 | $7.087 | $4.801 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $11.867 | $2.929 | $6.998 | $4.152 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $12.306 | $3.037 | $7.261 | $4.307 | $8.368 | $5.168 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $12.57 | $2.765 | $7.413 | $4.398 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $12.57 | $3.102 | $7.413 | $4.398 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $12.745 | $3.146 | $7.517 | $4.459 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $13.624 | $3.362 | $8.035 | $4.767 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $13.624 | $3.362 | $8.035 | $4.767 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $17.58 | $4.339 | $10.372 | $6.153 | $10.90 | $7.384 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $8.79 | $5.184 | $3.075 |
| Windows | $13.20 | $9.594 | $7.485 |
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) | 768 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 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) | 265,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M96bds_v3 |
| Family | Mbdsv3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mbdsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mbdsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M16bds_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.46 |
| Standard_M32bds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.93 |
| Standard_M48bds_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.39 |
| Standard_M64bds_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.86 |
| Standard_M128-64bds_v3 | 64 | 1024 | $11.71 |
| Standard_M176-88bds_v3 | 88 | 1536 | $16.11 |
| Standard_M96bds_v3 | 96 | 768 | $8.79 |
| Standard_M128bds_v3 | 128 | 1024 | $11.71 |
| Standard_M176bds_v3 | 176 | 1536 | $16.11 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.