Standard_M96bs_v3
Standard_M96bs_v3 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $8.37 per hour on demand ($6,110.10 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.937 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $1.547 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $8.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India centralindia | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | – | – |
| East US eastus | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.692 | $3.515 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.692 | $3.515 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.692 | $3.515 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $8.37 | – | – | – | $5.189 | $3.515 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $8.37 | – | – | – | $5.189 | $3.515 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.692 | $3.515 |
| South India southindia | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.189 | $3.515 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.692 | $3.515 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $8.37 | $1.547 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.692 | $3.515 |
| Central US centralus | $9.46 | $1.748 | $4.937 | $2.929 | $5.666 | $3.50 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $9.79 | $1.809 | $5.778 | $3.428 | $6.07 | $4.112 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $9.793 | $1.81 | $5.778 | $3.428 | $6.072 | $4.113 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $10.031 | $1.854 | $5.917 | $3.51 | $6.821 | $4.213 |
| North Europe northeurope | $10.04 | $1.855 | $5.925 | $3.515 | $6.827 | $4.217 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $10.04 | $1.855 | $5.925 | $3.515 | $6.827 | $4.217 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $10.04 | $1.855 | $5.926 | $3.515 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $10.04 | $1.855 | $5.926 | $3.515 | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $10.044 | $1.856 | $5.924 | $3.514 | $6.83 | $4.218 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $10.097 | $1.866 | $5.956 | $3.533 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $10.463 | $1.933 | $6.171 | $3.661 | $7.114 | $4.394 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $10.532 | $1.946 | $6.213 | $3.685 | – | – |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $10.88 | $2.011 | $6.42 | $3.808 | $6.746 | $4.57 |
| West Europe westeurope | $10.88 | $2.011 | $6.418 | $3.808 | $7.398 | $4.57 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $10.881 | $2.011 | $6.418 | $3.808 | $7.399 | $4.57 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $11.30 | $2.088 | $6.665 | $3.954 | – | – |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $11.718 | $2.166 | $6.912 | $4.10 | $7.968 | $4.922 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $11.969 | $2.212 | $7.06 | $4.188 | – | – |
| UAE North uaenorth | $11.969 | $2.212 | $7.06 | $4.188 | – | – |
| Japan East japaneast | $12.136 | $2.243 | $7.159 | $4.247 | – | – |
| East Asia eastasia | $12.973 | $2.397 | $7.652 | $4.54 | – | – |
| Japan West japanwest | $12.973 | $2.397 | $7.652 | $4.54 | – | – |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $16.74 | $3.094 | $9.877 | $5.859 | $10.379 | $7.031 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $8.37 | $4.937 | $2.929 |
| Windows | $12.78 | $9.347 | $7.339 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 265,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 4,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M96bs_v3 |
| Family | Mbsv3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mbsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mbsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M16bs_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.40 |
| Standard_M32bs_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.79 |
| Standard_M48bs_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.18 |
| Standard_M64bs_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.58 |
| Standard_M128-64bs_v3 | 64 | 1024 | $11.16 |
| Standard_M176-88bs_v3 | 88 | 1536 | $15.34 |
| Standard_M96bs_v3 | 96 | 768 | $8.37 |
| Standard_M128bs_v3 | 128 | 1024 | $11.16 |
| Standard_M176bs_v3 | 176 | 1536 | $15.34 |
| Standard_M416bs_v3 | 416 | 3800 | $48.14 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.