Standard_M128svsStandard_M128s_v2
Standard_M128s_v2 is 3% cheaper than Standard_M128s on demand in East US, saving $305.87 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $13.338/hr | $12.919/hr3% less |
| Lowest rate | $2.465/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $2.387/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 128 vCPUs, 2048 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 2048 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 | Standard_M128s_v2 vs Standard_M128s |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $13.338 | $12.919 | ▼ 3% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 82% off$2.465 | 82% off$2.387 | ▼ 3% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 42% off$7.67 | 42% off$7.514 | ▼ 2% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 72% off$3.732 | 72% off$3.628 | ▼ 3% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$9.202 | 31% off$8.913 | ▼ 3% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 65% off$4.667 | 65% off$4.52 | ▼ 3% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_M128s leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_M128s_v2 leads
On-demand price$12.919 vs $13.338 per hour
3% cheaperSpecs
8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2,048 | 2,048 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage3 of 7 differ | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 4096 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 4,096 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 64 | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 2,000 MB/s | 2,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Ms | Msv2 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | m-series | msv2-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_M128s first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_M128s | Standard_M128s_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $13.338 | $12.919 | ▼ 3% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $13.338 | $12.919 | ▼ 3% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $13.338 | $12.919 | ▼ 3% |
| West US 2westus2 | $13.338 | $12.919 | ▼ 3% |
| West US 3westus3 | $13.338 | $12.919 | ▼ 3% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $13.762 | $13.329 | ▼ 3% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $13.762 | $13.329 | ▼ 3% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $13.762 | $13.329 | ▼ 3% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $14.672 | $14.211 | ▼ 3% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $14.672 | $14.211 | ▼ 3% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $14.672 | $14.211 | ▼ 3% |
| Central UScentralus | $15.072 | $14.599 | ▼ 3% |
| North Europenortheurope | $16.006 | $15.503 | ▼ 3% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $16.006 | $15.503 | ▼ 3% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $16.006 | $15.503 | ▼ 3% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $16.006 | $15.503 | ▼ 3% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $16.806 | $16.278 | ▼ 3% |
| UK Southuksouth | $16.806 | $16.278 | ▼ 3% |
| UK Westukwest | $16.806 | $15.632 | ▼ 7% |
| West USwestus | $17.339 | $16.795 | ▼ 3% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $17.406 | $16.859 | ▼ 3% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $17.406 | $16.859 | ▼ 3% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $17.606 | $17.053 | ▼ 3% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $17.606 | $17.053 | ▼ 3% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $17.61 | $17.05 | ▼ 3% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $17.873 | $17.313 | ▼ 3% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $18.673 | $18.087 | ▼ 3% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $18.673 | $18.087 | ▼ 3% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $18.673 | $18.087 | ▼ 3% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $18.673 | $16.278 | ▼ 13% |
| West Europewesteurope | $18.673 | $18.087 | ▼ 3% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $18.673 | $18.085 | ▼ 3% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $19.073 | $18.474 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $19.34 | $18.73 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $19.34 | $18.733 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $19.34 | $18.733 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $19.34 | $16.795 | ▼ 13% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $19.34 | $18.733 | ▼ 3% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $19.34 | $18.733 | ▼ 3% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $19.34 | $18.733 | ▼ 3% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $19.34 | $16.149 | ▼ 17% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $19.34 | $18.733 | ▼ 3% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $19.34 | $18.732 | ▼ 3% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $20.207 | $19.508 | ▼ 3% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $20.307 | $19.67 | ▼ 3% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $20.54 | $19.896 | ▼ 3% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $20.807 | $20.154 | ▼ 3% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $22.408 | $22.507 | Same |
| East Asiaeastasia | $24.177 | $20.671 | ▼ 15% |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $24.276 | $23.513 | ▼ 3% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $26.009 | $25.192 | ▼ 3% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $26.702 | $19.895 | ▼ 25% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $30.01 | $29.068 | ▼ 3% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.