Standard_M96s_1_v3
Standard_M96s_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 $9.34 per hour on demand ($6,818.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.432 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $1.726 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 | $9.34 | $1.726 | $5.432 | $2.623 | $6.444 | $3.268 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $9.34 | $1.726 | $5.432 | $2.623 | $6.444 | $3.268 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $9.34 | $1.726 | $5.434 | $2.624 | $6.444 | $3.268 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $9.34 | $1.726 | $5.432 | $2.623 | $6.444 | $3.268 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $9.34 | $1.726 | $5.43 | $2.62 | $6.444 | $3.268 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $9.583 | $1.771 | $5.573 | $2.691 | $6.611 | $3.353 |
| Central India centralindia | $9.62 | $1.778 | $5.595 | $2.701 | $6.637 | $3.366 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $9.62 | – | – | – | $6.637 | $3.366 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $10.274 | $1.899 | $5.976 | $2.885 | $7.088 | $3.595 |
| Central US centralus | $10.554 | $1.95 | $5.432 | $2.623 | $7.281 | $3.693 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $10.928 | $2.019 | $6.356 | $3.068 | $7.539 | $3.824 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $10.928 | $2.019 | $6.356 | $3.068 | $7.539 | $3.824 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.194 | $2.069 | $6.511 | $3.143 | $7.723 | $3.917 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $11.208 | $2.071 | $6.519 | $3.147 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $11.208 | $2.071 | $6.519 | $3.147 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $11.208 | $2.071 | $6.519 | $3.147 | $7.732 | $3.922 |
| North Europe northeurope | $11.21 | $2.072 | $6.52 | $3.148 | $7.734 | $3.922 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $11.754 | $2.172 | $6.836 | $3.30 | $8.109 | $4.113 |
| UK South uksouth | $11.77 | $2.175 | $6.848 | $3.306 | $8.12 | $4.118 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $12.142 | $2.244 | $7.062 | $3.409 | $8.377 | $4.248 |
| West US westus | $12.142 | $2.244 | $7.062 | $3.409 | $8.377 | $4.248 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $12.15 | $2.245 | $7.065 | $3.411 | $8.382 | $4.251 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $12.33 | $2.279 | $7.17 | $3.46 | $8.507 | $4.314 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $13.076 | $2.416 | $7.605 | $3.672 | $9.021 | $4.575 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $13.076 | $2.416 | $7.605 | $3.672 | $9.021 | $4.575 |
| West Europe westeurope | $13.08 | $2.417 | $7.607 | $3.673 | $9.024 | $4.577 |
| Japan East japaneast | $13.543 | $2.503 | $7.877 | $3.803 | $9.343 | $4.739 |
| Japan West japanwest | $13.543 | $2.503 | $7.877 | $3.803 | $9.343 | $4.739 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $13.549 | $2.504 | $7.88 | $3.804 | $9.347 | $4.741 |
| South India southindia | $14.11 | $2.607 | $8.206 | $3.962 | $9.735 | $4.937 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $14.39 | $2.659 | $8.369 | $4.041 | $9.928 | $5.035 |
| East Asia eastasia | $14.483 | $2.676 | $8.423 | $4.067 | $9.992 | $5.068 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $18.213 | $3.366 | $10.593 | $5.114 | $12.565 | $6.373 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $9.34 | $5.432 | $2.623 |
| Windows | $13.76 | $9.852 | $7.043 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 65,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,560 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M96s_1_v3 |
| Family | Ms1v3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | msv3-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Ms1v3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M48s_1_v3 | 48 | 974 | $6.23 |
| Standard_M96s_1_v3 | 96 | 974 | $9.34 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.