NC12s_v3 by Microsoft Azure
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(Single-core)
Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | azure |
Server ID | Standard_NC12s_v3 |
Name | NC12s_v3 |
API Reference | Standard_NC12s_v3 |
Description | NCSv3 family [Premium Storage capable] [Intel processor] 12 vCPUs |
Family | NCSv3 |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-06-27T17:16:19.646523 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
East US (US) / eastus | 1.131 USD/h | 6.12 USD/h |
East US 2 (US) / eastus2 | 1.131 USD/h | 6.12 USD/h |
West US 2 (US) / westus2 | 1.131 USD/h | 6.12 USD/h |
West US 3 (US) / westus3 | 1.131 USD/h | 6.12 USD/h |
North Europe (IE) / northeurope | 1.2215 USD/h | 6.61 USD/h |
Canada Central (CA) / canadacentral | 1.2441 USD/h | 6.732 USD/h |
South Central US (US) / southcentralus | 1.2441 USD/h | 6.732 USD/h |
Central US (US) / centralus | 1.2781 USD/h | 6.916 USD/h |
France Central (FR) / francecentral | 1.3232 USD/h | 7.16 USD/h |
UK South (GB) / uksouth | 1.3265 USD/h | 7.178 USD/h |
West Europe (NL) / westeurope | 1.413 USD/h | 7.646 USD/h |
West US (US) / westus | 1.4703 USD/h | 7.956 USD/h |
Japan East (JP) / japaneast | 1.5501 USD/h | 8.388 USD/h |
Israel Central (IL) / israelcentral | 1.5544 USD/h | 8.411 USD/h |
Qatar Central (QA) / qatarcentral | 1.5544 USD/h | 8.411 USD/h |
Switzerland North (CH) / switzerlandnorth | 1.5544 USD/h | 8.411 USD/h |
Australia East (AU) / australiaeast | 1.5649 USD/h | 8.468 USD/h |
Central India (IN) / centralindia | 1.5649 USD/h | 8.468 USD/h |
Korea Central (KR) / koreacentral | 1.5649 USD/h | 8.468 USD/h |
Southeast Asia (SG) / southeastasia | 1.5649 USD/h | 8.468 USD/h |
Jio India West (IN) / jioindiawest | - | 8.468 USD/h |
East Asia (HK) / eastasia | 1.753 USD/h | 9.486 USD/h |
Brazil South (BR) / brazilsouth | 2.262 USD/h | 12.24 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 12 |
Hypervisor | Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 224 GiB |
| GPU | |
|---|---|
GPU Count | 2 |
GPU Memory Min | 0 MiB |
GPU Memory Total | 0 MiB |
GPUs |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 1509 GB |
Storages |
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| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
A GPU-accelerated virtual machine featuring dedicated Intel processors, high memory density, and local storage for intensive parallel computing workloads.
The Microsoft Azure NC12s_v3 is a specialized virtual machine from the NCSv3 family, built on the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor and powered by an Intel x86_64 processor. It features 12 dedicated vCPUs paired with 224.0 GB of system memory, yielding a high ratio of 18.67 GB of RAM per core. The instance is equipped with two GPUs for hardware acceleration and includes 1509 GB of local storage alongside Premium Storage compatibility. Designed for resource-intensive operations, this server is optimized for workloads requiring parallel GPU processing and significant memory capacity. The qualitative cost efficiency is aligned with its high-density hardware profile, making it suitable for specialized tasks such as machine learning training, CUDA-based simulations, and high-performance data processing.
Economics
Alternatives
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| INSTANCE | vCPUs | MEMORY | GPUs |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC6s_v3 | 6 | 112 GiB | 1 |
| NC24rs_v3 | 24 | 448 GiB | 4 |
| NC24s_v3 | 24 | 448 GiB | 4 |
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