Standard_HB120-32rs_v2vsStandard_HB120-32rs_v3

Standard_HB120-32rs_v2 and Standard_HB120-32rs_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.60 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
On-demand$3.60/hr$3.60/hr
Lowest rate$0.7315/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6653/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 456 GiB32 vCPUs, 456 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7V12 (Rome)AMD EPYC 7V73X (Milan-X)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3Standard_HB120-32rs_v3 vs Standard_HB120-32rs_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$3.60$3.60Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.731582% off$0.6653▼ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—25% off$2.70—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—50% off$1.80—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment17% off$2.99717% off$2.997Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment38% off$2.22138% off$2.221Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_HB120-32rs_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_HB120-32rs_v3 leads
Local NVMe1,788 GiB vs 894 GiB
2× higher

Specs

4 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7V12 (Rome)AMD EPYC 7V73X (Milan-X)
ACU (compute units)330330
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
Memory (GiB)456456
NetworkingAll 4 matchStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
Network40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
RDMA (InfiniBand)YesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 8 differStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
Storage480 GiB temp NVMe SSD480 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk480 GiB480 GiB
Local NVMe894 GiB1,788 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,000 MB/s2,000 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
FamilyHBrsv2HBrsv3
CategoryHigh performance computeHigh performance compute
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3
Serieshbv2-serieshbv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_HB120-32rs_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_HB120-32rs_v2Standard_HB120-32rs_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.60$3.60Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.96$3.96Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.96$3.96Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.50$4.50Same
West Europewesteurope$4.68$4.68Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.22$5.22Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_HB120-32rs_v2High performance compute, HBrsv2 family
Standard_HB120-32rs_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the HBrsv2 family
Standard_HB120-32rs_v3High performance compute, HBrsv3 family
Standard_HB120-32rs_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the HBrsv3 family

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