NP40s by Microsoft Azure
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Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | azure |
Server ID | Standard_NP40s |
Name | NP40s |
API Reference | Standard_NP40s |
Description | NPS family [Premium Storage capable] [Intel processor] 40 vCPUs |
Family | NPS |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-07-31T23:43:21.204389 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
East US (US) / eastus | 1.2197 USD/h | 6.6 USD/h |
West US 2 (US) / westus2 | 1.2197 USD/h | 6.6 USD/h |
Canada Central (CA) / canadacentral | 1.4636 USD/h | 7.92 USD/h |
South Central US (US) / southcentralus | 1.4636 USD/h | 7.92 USD/h |
Southeast Asia (SG) / southeastasia | 1.5856 USD/h | 8.58 USD/h |
West Europe (NL) / westeurope | 1.5856 USD/h | 8.58 USD/h |
Japan East (JP) / japaneast | 1.7685 USD/h | 9.57 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 40 |
Hypervisor | Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 672 GiB |
| GPU | |
|---|---|
GPU Count | 0 |
GPU Memory Min | 0 MiB |
GPU Memory Total | 0 MiB |
GPUs |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 3019 GB |
Storages |
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| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
A memory-optimized x86_64 platform featuring dedicated Intel processors, extensive RAM capacity, and high-capacity local storage for demanding enterprise databases.
Microsoft Azure NP40s is an x86_64 memory-optimized server within the NPS family, powered by an Intel processor and managed via the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor. It features 40 dedicated vCPUs and a substantial 672.0 GB of system memory, providing a high ratio of 16.8 GB of RAM per core. For storage-heavy operations, the instance includes 3019 GB of local storage and supports Premium Storage configurations. It does not feature integrated GPU accelerators or complimentary public IPv4 addresses. This resource allocation makes the NP40s highly suitable for memory-intensive enterprise workloads, large-scale databases, and in-memory data processing where high RAM capacity and dedicated CPU resources are required.
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