Standard_FX12mdsvsStandard_FX12mds_v2

Standard_FX12mds is 32% cheaper than Standard_FX12mds_v2 on demand in East US, saving $383.25 a month.

At a glanceStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
On-demand$1.116/hr32% less$1.641/hr
Lowest rate$0.2062/hr43% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3597/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size12 vCPUs, 252 GiB12 vCPUs, 252 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2Standard_FX12mds_v2 vs Standard_FX12mds
On-demandPay by the hour$1.116$1.641▲ 47%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.206278% off$0.3597▲ 74%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.658443% off$0.9355▲ 42%
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.401873% off$0.4431▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.7731% off$1.132▲ 47%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.524565% off$0.5744▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_FX12mds leads
On-demand price$1.116 vs $1.641 per hour
32% cheaper
Where Standard_FX12mds_v2 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,636 MB/s vs 315 MB/s
5.2× higher

Specs

11 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
vCPUs1212
Physical cores66
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)310–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
Memory (GiB)252252
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
Network8,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage6 of 8 differStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
Storage504 GiB temp SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk504 GiB–
Local NVMe–880 GiB
Max data disks2448
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)20,00049,500
Max disk throughput (uncached)315 MB/s1,636 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
FamilyFXmdsFXmdsv2
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2
Seriesfx-seriesfxmdsv2-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_FX12mds first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_FX12mdsStandard_FX12mds_v2Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.116$1.641▲ 47%
East US 2eastus2$1.116$1.641▲ 47%
West US 2westus2$1.116$1.642▲ 47%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.152$1.806▲ 57%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.152$2.068▲ 80%
Central Indiacentralindia$1.176$1.694▲ 44%
North Europenortheurope$1.248$1.97▲ 58%
West US 3westus3$1.266$1.641▲ 30%
UK Southuksouth$1.32$2.068▲ 57%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.339$1.969▲ 47%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.35$2.298▲ 70%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.35$2.381▲ 76%
West Europewesteurope$1.35$2.298▲ 70%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.356$2.381▲ 76%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.356$2.38▲ 76%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.362$2.381▲ 75%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.395$2.052▲ 47%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.395$2.052▲ 47%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.395$2.052▲ 47%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.668$3.201▲ 92%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$2.168$4.267▲ 97%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_FX12mdsCompute optimized, FXmds family
Standard_FX12mds prices and specsEvery size in the FXmds family
Standard_FX12mds_v2Compute optimized, FXmdsv2 family
Standard_FX12mds_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the FXmdsv2 family

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.