Standard_M96ds_1_v3
Standard_M96ds_1_v3 is an Azure VM size with 96 vCPUs, 974 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 4th Gen Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In East US it costs $9.93 per hour on demand ($7,248.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.775 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.835 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 | $9.93 | $1.835 | $5.775 | $2.788 | $6.851 | $3.474 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $9.93 | $1.835 | $5.775 | $2.788 | $6.851 | $3.474 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $9.93 | $1.835 | $5.774 | $2.788 | $6.851 | $3.474 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $9.93 | $1.835 | $5.775 | $2.788 | $6.851 | $3.474 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $9.93 | $1.835 | $5.774 | $2.788 | $6.851 | $3.474 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $10.188 | $1.883 | $5.926 | $2.861 | – | – |
| Central India centralindia | $10.228 | $1.89 | $5.949 | $2.89 | $7.056 | $3.579 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $10.228 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $10.923 | $2.019 | $6.353 | $3.067 | $7.536 | $3.822 |
| Central US centralus | $11.22 | $2.074 | $5.775 | $2.788 | $6.844 | $3.467 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $11.618 | $2.147 | $6.757 | $3.282 | $8.015 | $4.065 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $11.618 | $2.147 | $6.757 | $3.262 | $8.015 | $4.065 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.894 | $2.198 | $6.917 | $3.34 | $8.206 | $4.162 |
| North Europe northeurope | $11.91 | $2.201 | $6.927 | $3.344 | $8.217 | $4.167 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $11.91 | $2.201 | $6.929 | $3.345 | $8.217 | $4.167 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $11.916 | $2.202 | $6.93 | $3.346 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $11.916 | $2.202 | $6.93 | $3.346 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $12.488 | $2.308 | $7.263 | $3.507 | $8.616 | $4.37 |
| UK South uksouth | $12.51 | $2.312 | $7.276 | $3.513 | $8.631 | $4.377 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $12.909 | $2.386 | $7.508 | $3.647 | $8.906 | $4.517 |
| West US westus | $12.909 | $2.386 | $7.508 | $3.625 | $8.906 | $4.517 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $12.91 | $2.386 | $7.506 | $3.624 | $8.907 | $4.517 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $13.11 | $2.423 | $7.62 | $3.68 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $13.90 | $2.569 | $8.084 | $3.903 | $9.59 | $4.864 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $13.90 | $2.569 | $8.084 | $3.903 | $9.59 | $4.864 |
| West Europe westeurope | $13.90 | $2.569 | $8.084 | $3.903 | $9.59 | $4.864 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $14.396 | $2.66 | $8.373 | $4.042 | $9.931 | $5.037 |
| Japan East japaneast | $14.399 | $2.661 | $8.374 | $4.043 | $9.934 | $5.038 |
| Japan West japanwest | $14.399 | $2.661 | $8.374 | $4.043 | $9.934 | $5.038 |
| South India southindia | $14.99 | $2.77 | $8.719 | $4.21 | $10.342 | $5.245 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $15.29 | $2.826 | $8.893 | $4.293 | $10.549 | $5.35 |
| East Asia eastasia | $15.388 | $2.844 | $8.95 | $4.321 | $10.617 | $5.384 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $19.363 | $3.578 | $11.262 | $5.437 | $13.359 | $6.775 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $9.93 | $5.775 | $2.788 |
| Windows | $14.34 | $10.185 | $7.198 |
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) | 974 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 16 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) | 65,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,560 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M96ds_1_v3 |
| Family | Mds1v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mds1v3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M48ds_1_v3 | 48 | 974 | $6.62 |
| Standard_M96ds_1_v3 | 96 | 974 | $9.93 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.