Standard_M96ds_2_v3
Standard_M96ds_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 $13.23 per hour on demand ($9,657.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.694 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $2.445 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 | $13.23 | $2.445 | $7.694 | $3.715 | $9.127 | $4.629 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $13.23 | $2.445 | $7.694 | $3.715 | $9.127 | $4.629 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $13.23 | $2.445 | $7.696 | $3.716 | $9.127 | $4.629 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $13.23 | $2.445 | $7.694 | $3.715 | $9.127 | $4.629 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $13.23 | $2.445 | $7.696 | $3.716 | $9.127 | $4.629 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $13.574 | $2.508 | $7.894 | $3.812 | – | – |
| Central India centralindia | $13.627 | $2.518 | $7.925 | $3.826 | $9.401 | $4.768 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $13.627 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $14.553 | $2.689 | $8.464 | $4.087 | $10.04 | $5.092 |
| Central US centralus | $14.95 | $2.763 | $7.694 | $3.715 | $9.119 | $4.62 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $15.479 | $2.861 | $9.003 | $4.346 | $10.679 | $5.416 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $15.479 | $2.861 | $9.003 | $4.346 | $10.679 | $5.416 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $15.853 | $2.93 | $9.22 | $4.452 | $10.937 | $5.547 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $15.876 | $2.934 | $9.233 | $4.458 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $15.876 | $2.934 | $9.233 | $4.458 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $15.876 | $2.934 | $9.233 | $4.458 | $10.953 | $5.555 |
| North Europe northeurope | $15.88 | $2.935 | $9.236 | $4.459 | $10.956 | $5.556 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $16.645 | $3.076 | $9.681 | $4.674 | $11.484 | $5.824 |
| UK South uksouth | $16.67 | $3.081 | $9.697 | $4.682 | $11.501 | $5.833 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $17.199 | $3.178 | $10.003 | $4.83 | $11.866 | $6.018 |
| West US westus | $17.199 | $3.178 | $10.003 | $4.83 | $11.866 | $6.018 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $17.20 | $3.179 | $10.005 | $4.83 | $11.866 | $6.018 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $17.47 | $3.228 | $10.16 | $4.90 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $18.522 | $3.423 | $10.772 | $5.201 | $12.778 | $6.481 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $18.522 | $3.423 | $10.772 | $5.201 | $12.778 | $6.481 |
| West Europe westeurope | $18.53 | $3.424 | $10.777 | $5.203 | $12.784 | $6.484 |
| Japan East japaneast | $19.183 | $3.545 | $11.157 | $5.387 | $13.235 | $6.712 |
| Japan West japanwest | $19.183 | $3.545 | $11.157 | $5.387 | $13.235 | $6.712 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $19.188 | $3.546 | $11.159 | $5.388 | $13.238 | $6.714 |
| South India southindia | $19.98 | $3.692 | $11.621 | $5.611 | $13.784 | $6.991 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $20.38 | $3.766 | $11.852 | $5.723 | $14.06 | $7.131 |
| East Asia eastasia | $20.511 | $3.79 | $11.929 | $5.759 | $14.15 | $7.177 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $25.799 | $4.768 | $15.005 | $7.244 | $17.798 | $9.027 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $13.23 | $7.694 | $3.715 |
| Windows | $17.65 | $12.114 | $8.135 |
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 | 30 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) | 130,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 3,120 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M96ds_2_v3 |
| Family | Mds2v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | mdsv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.