M96ds_2_v3 by Microsoft Azure
(All-cores)
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Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | azure |
Server ID | Standard_M96ds_2_v3 |
Name | M96ds_2_v3 |
API Reference | Standard_M96ds_2_v3 |
Description | MDSMediumMemoryv3 family [Local Disk] [Premium Storage capable] [Intel processor] 96 vCPUs |
Family | MDSMediumMemoryv3 |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-08-05T03:03:46.010977 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
East US (US) / eastus | 2.4449 USD/h | 13.23 USD/h |
East US 2 (US) / eastus2 | 2.4449 USD/h | 13.23 USD/h |
North Central US (US) / northcentralus | 2.4449 USD/h | 13.23 USD/h |
West US 2 (US) / westus2 | 2.4449 USD/h | 13.23 USD/h |
West US 3 (US) / westus3 | 2.4449 USD/h | 13.23 USD/h |
Central India (IN) / centralindia | 2.5183 USD/h | 13.6269 USD/h |
Jio India West (IN) / jioindiawest | - | 13.6269 USD/h |
Canada Central (CA) / canadacentral | 2.9106 USD/h | 14.5532 USD/h |
Central US (US) / centralus | 2.7627 USD/h | 14.9499 USD/h |
Indonesia Central (ID) / indonesiacentral | 2.8605 USD/h | 15.4791 USD/h |
Malaysia West (MY) / malaysiawest | 2.8605 USD/h | 15.4791 USD/h |
Australia East (AU) / australiaeast | 2.9296 USD/h | 15.8529 USD/h |
South Central US (US) / southcentralus | 2.9339 USD/h | 15.876 USD/h |
North Europe (IE) / northeurope | 2.9346 USD/h | 15.88 USD/h |
New Zealand North (NZ) / newzealandnorth | 3.0761 USD/h | 16.6455 USD/h |
UK South (GB) / uksouth | 3.0806 USD/h | 16.67 USD/h |
Southeast Asia (SG) / southeastasia | 3.1784 USD/h | 17.199 USD/h |
West US (US) / westus | 3.1784 USD/h | 17.199 USD/h |
UAE North (AE) / uaenorth | 3.2285 USD/h | 17.47 USD/h |
Austria East (AT) / austriaeast | 3.4229 USD/h | 18.522 USD/h |
Germany West Central (DE) / germanywestcentral | 3.4229 USD/h | 18.522 USD/h |
Sweden Central (SE) / swedencentral | 3.4229 USD/h | 18.522 USD/h |
West Europe (NL) / westeurope | 3.4243 USD/h | 18.53 USD/h |
Japan East (JP) / japaneast | 3.5451 USD/h | 19.1835 USD/h |
Japan West (JP) / japanwest | 3.5451 USD/h | 19.1835 USD/h |
Korea Central (KR) / koreacentral | 3.5459 USD/h | 19.1876 USD/h |
South India (IN) / southindia | 3.6923 USD/h | 19.98 USD/h |
Switzerland North (CH) / switzerlandnorth | 3.7662 USD/h | 20.38 USD/h |
East Asia (HK) / eastasia | 3.7904 USD/h | 20.5108 USD/h |
Brazil South (BR) / brazilsouth | 4.7676 USD/h | 25.7985 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 96 |
Hypervisor | Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 2 TB |
| 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-density memory-optimized virtual machine with ninety-six dedicated vCPUs and nearly two terabytes of RAM for enterprise database workloads.
Microsoft Azure M96ds_2_v3 is a memory-optimized virtual machine from the MDSMediumMemoryv3 family, designed for high-density memory workloads. It features 96 dedicated vCPUs on an Intel x86_64 architecture, managed via the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor. The server is equipped with 1946.0 GB of RAM, providing an exceptional 20.27 GB of memory per vCPU. Storage is supported by a 410 GB local disk alongside Premium Storage compatibility for high-throughput external volumes. This instance does not feature GPU resources. Given its massive memory-to-CPU ratio, the M96ds_2_v3 is qualitatively positioned as a high-end resource-dense option for enterprise budgets. It is highly suited for large-scale in-memory databases, enterprise ERP systems, and heavy data analytics workloads.
Economics
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