M32bds_v3 by Microsoft Azure
M32bds_v3 is a MBDSMediumMemoryv3 family [Block Storage performance] [Local Disk] [Premium Storage capable] [Intel processor] 32 vCPUs server offered by Microsoft Azure with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB of memory and 410 GB of storage. The pricing starts at 0.5414 USD per hour.
32 vCPU
256 GiB Memory
410 GB Storage
Spare SCore
33776
(All-cores)
(All-cores)
2060
(Single-core)
(Single-core)
Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | azure |
Server ID | Standard_M32bds_v3 |
Name | M32bds_v3 |
API Reference | Standard_M32bds_v3 |
Description | MBDSMediumMemoryv3 family [Block Storage performance] [Local Disk] [Premium Storage capable] [Intel processor] 32 vCPUs |
Family | MBDSMediumMemoryv3 |
Hw Virt | |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-06-23T23:36:36.843601 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
North Central US (US) / northcentralus | 0.5414 USD/h | 2.9299 USD/h |
West US 3 (US) / westus3 | 0.5414 USD/h | 2.9299 USD/h |
Central India (IN) / centralindia | 0.5415 USD/h | 2.93 USD/h |
East US (US) / eastus | 0.5415 USD/h | 2.93 USD/h |
East US 2 (US) / eastus2 | 0.5415 USD/h | 2.93 USD/h |
South India (IN) / southindia | 0.5415 USD/h | 2.93 USD/h |
West US 2 (US) / westus2 | 0.5415 USD/h | 2.93 USD/h |
Jio India Central (IN) / jioindiacentral | - | 2.93 USD/h |
Jio India West (IN) / jioindiawest | - | 2.93 USD/h |
Central US (US) / centralus | 0.6119 USD/h | 3.3109 USD/h |
Malaysia West (MY) / malaysiawest | 0.6335 USD/h | 3.4281 USD/h |
Indonesia Central (ID) / indonesiacentral | 0.6339 USD/h | 3.43 USD/h |
North Europe (IE) / northeurope | 0.6486 USD/h | 3.51 USD/h |
South Central US (US) / southcentralus | 0.6486 USD/h | 3.51 USD/h |
Australia East (AU) / australiaeast | 0.6489 USD/h | 3.5113 USD/h |
Austria East (AT) / austriaeast | 0.6523 USD/h | 3.53 USD/h |
Germany West Central (DE) / germanywestcentral | 0.6532 USD/h | 3.5346 USD/h |
UK South (GB) / uksouth | 0.6768 USD/h | 3.6625 USD/h |
New Zealand North (NZ) / newzealandnorth | 0.6813 USD/h | 3.6869 USD/h |
Southeast Asia (SG) / southeastasia | 0.7039 USD/h | 3.8089 USD/h |
West Europe (NL) / westeurope | 0.7041 USD/h | 3.81 USD/h |
Korea Central (KR) / koreacentral | 0.731 USD/h | 3.9555 USD/h |
Sweden Central (SE) / swedencentral | 0.7581 USD/h | 4.102 USD/h |
Switzerland North (CH) / switzerlandnorth | 0.7743 USD/h | 4.1899 USD/h |
UAE North (AE) / uaenorth | 0.7743 USD/h | 4.1899 USD/h |
Japan East (JP) / japaneast | 0.7851 USD/h | 4.2485 USD/h |
East Asia (HK) / eastasia | 0.8393 USD/h | 4.5415 USD/h |
Japan West (JP) / japanwest | 0.8393 USD/h | 4.5415 USD/h |
Brazil South (BR) / brazilsouth | 1.0829 USD/h | 5.86 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 32 |
Hypervisor | Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Cores | 16 |
CPU Speed | 4 GHz |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
CPU Manufacturer | Intel |
CPU Family | Xeon |
CPU Model | 8473C |
CPU L1D Cache | 48 KiB |
CPU L1D Cache Total | 768 KiB |
CPU L1I Cache | 32 KiB |
CPU L1I Cache Total | 512 KiB |
CPU L2 Cache | 2 MiB |
CPU L2 Cache Total | 32 MiB |
CPU L3 Cache | 105 MiB |
CPU L3 Cache Total | 105 MiB |
CPU Flags | fpu, vme, de, pse, tsc, msr, pae, mce, cx8, apic, sep, mtrr, pge, mca, cmov, pat, pse36, clflush, mmx, fxsr, sse, sse2, ss, ht, syscall, nx, pdpe1gb, rdtscp, lm, constant_tsc, rep_good, nopl, xtopology, tsc_reliable, nonstop_tsc, cpuid, aperfmperf, pni, pclmulqdq, ssse3, fma, cx16, pcid, sse4_1, sse4_2, x2apic, movbe, popcnt, tsc_deadline_timer, aes, xsave, avx, f16c, rdrand, hypervisor, lahf_lm, abm, 3dnowprefetch, fsgsbase, tsc_adjust, bmi1, hle, avx2, smep, bmi2, erms, invpcid, rtm, avx512f, avx512dq, rdseed, adx, smap, avx512ifma, clflushopt, clwb, avx512cd, sha_ni, avx512bw, avx512vl, xsaveopt, xsavec, xgetbv1, xsaves, user_shstk, avx_vnni, avx512_bf16, avx512vbmi, umip, waitpkg, avx512_vbmi2, gfni, vaes, vpclmulqdq, avx512_vnni, avx512_bitalg, avx512_vpopcntdq, la57, rdpid, cldemote, movdiri, movdir64b, fsrm, serialize, tsxldtrk, ibt, amx_bf16, avx512_fp16, amx_tile, amx_int8, arch_capabilities |
Ecpus | 16.4 |
Scalability | 102.5 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 256 GiB |
Memory Amount Actual | 256 GiB |
| GPU | |
|---|---|
GPU Count | 0 |
GPU Memory Min | 0 MiB |
GPU Memory Total | 0 MiB |
GPUs |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 410 GB |
Storages |
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| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
A high-frequency, memory-optimized virtual server featuring dedicated Intel Xeon processing and balanced local storage for demanding enterprise workloads.
Memory OptimizedStorage & DatabaseGeneral Purpose
Microsoft Azure M32bds_v3 is a memory-optimized virtual machine from the MBDSMediumMemoryv3 family, designed for memory-intensive workloads. Powered by a dedicated Intel Xeon 8473C processor running at 4.0 GHz, it features 16 physical cores, 32 vCPUs, and 256.0 GB of RAM, providing a 1:8 vCPU-to-memory ratio. The instance includes 410 GB of local storage and is premium storage capable, though it lacks GPU acceleration. Performance benchmarks highlight top-tier single-core and text processing capabilities, alongside strong multi-core and decompression speeds. However, large-scale LLM inference is a notable bottleneck. This server is highly suited for database operations, in-memory caching, text processing, and general-purpose enterprise applications requiring high memory density.
Economics
Performance
Memory Bandwidth
Compression
OpenSSL
Geekbench Single-Core
Score: 2,197
Geekbench Multi-Core
Score: 18,223
Passmark CPU Scores
| BENCHMARK | SCORE |
|---|---|
Mark | 47553 |
Compression | 570528 |
Encryption | 33183 |
Extended Instructions | 42224 |
Floating Point Maths | 109902 |
Integer Maths | 150334 |
Physics | 5812 |
Prime Numbers | 306 |
Single Threaded | 3148 |
String Sorting | 77322 |
Passmark Memory Scores
| BENCHMARK | SCORE |
|---|---|
Memory Mark | 2383 |
Database Operations | 17058 |
Memory Latency | 71 |
Memory Read Cached | 27201 |
Memory Read Uncached | 10640 |
Memory Write | 9389 |
Stress-ng Raw Scores
Stress-ng Relative Multicore Performance
LLM Inference Speed for Prompt Processing
LLM Inference Speed for Text Generation
Static Web Server
Redis
Alternatives
Servers of the Same Family
| INSTANCE | vCPUs | MEMORY | GPUs |
|---|---|---|---|
| M16bds_v3 | 16 | 128 GiB | 0 |
| M48bds_v3 | 48 | 384 GiB | 0 |
| M96-48bds_2_v3 | 48 | 1946 GiB | 0 |
| M64bds_v3 | 64 | 512 GiB | 0 |
| M128-64bds_v3 | 64 | 1024 GiB | 0 |
| M64bds_1_v3 | 64 | 1397 GiB | 0 |
| M128-64bds_3_v3 | 64 | 2794 GiB | 0 |
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