E48 v3

api name Standard_E48_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Ev3 family

The E48 v3 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake), starting at $3.024 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
48

dedicated

memory
384 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$3.024

$2,208/mo · eastus

spot
$0.6045

−80% vs on-demand

regions
58

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells E48 v3, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

E48 v3 price by region

58 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan

East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America$3.024$0.6045$2.087$1.421
East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America$3.024$1.042$2.087$1.421
North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America$3.024$0.5588$2.087$1.421
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$3.024$0.5588$2.087$1.421
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$3.024$0.5588$2.087$1.421
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$3.216$0.5937$2.444$1.769
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$3.234$0.5976$2.458$1.779
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$3.281$0.6063$2.494$1.805
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$3.311$0.9489$2.516$1.821
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$3.311$0.6119$2.516$1.821
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$3.326$0.6146$2.528$1.829
West USwestusNorth America$3.36$0.6209$2.318$1.579
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$3.384$0.6254$2.572$1.861
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$3.384$0.6254$2.436$1.76
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$3.456$0.6387$2.385$1.624
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$3.456$0.6387$2.385$1.624
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$3.499$0.6466$2.414$1.645
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$3.499$0.6466$2.414$1.645
Central UScentralusNorth America$3.501$0.5885$2.416$1.645
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$3.552$0.6564––
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$3.552$0.6564$2.557$1.847
UK SouthuksouthEurope$3.553$0.625$2.70$1.954
UK WestukwestEurope$3.553$0.6566$2.70$1.954
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$3.623$0.6695$2.753$1.993
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$3.623$0.3623$2.753$1.993
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$3.623$0.6695$2.753$1.993
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$3.623$0.6695$2.753$1.993
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$3.624$0.6697––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$3.624$0.6697––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$3.624$0.6697––
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$3.629$0.6725$2.758$1.996
West IndiawestindiaAsia$3.64$0.6727$2.766$2.002
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$3.647$0.674$2.772$2.006
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$3.647$0.674$2.772$2.006
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$3.647$0.674$2.772$2.006
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$3.648$0.6742$2.772$2.006
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$3.648$0.6742$2.772$2.006
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$3.722$0.6878$2.829$2.047
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$3.74$0.6912$2.842$2.057
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$3.805$0.7032$2.892$2.093
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$3.84$0.7096$2.918$2.112
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$3.84$0.7096$2.918$2.112
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$4.001$0.7394$3.041$2.201
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$4.008$0.7407$3.046$2.204
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$4.012$0.7414$3.049$2.206
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$4.012$0.7414$3.049$2.207
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$4.032$0.7451$3.064$2.218
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$4.181$0.7726$3.178$2.30
India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia$4.368$0.8072$3.32$2.402
Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia$4.596$0.8493$3.981$3.141
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$4.717$0.8717$3.585$2.594
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$4.743$0.8765$3.605$2.609
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$4.863$0.8987$3.696$2.675
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$5.04$0.9339$3.83$2.772
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$5.215$0.9637$3.963$2.868
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$5.216$0.9639$3.964$2.869
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$5.637$1.042$4.284$3.10
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$7.332$1.355$5.572$4.033

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
48
Memory
384 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.2 TB SSD
Storage detail
1200 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_E48_v3
Family
Ev3
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US · $3.024/hr

E48 v3 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs E48 v3
AzureE48 v348384 GiBIntel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)$3.024–
AWSr5ad.12xlarge48384 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$3.144+4%
r5d.12xlarge48384 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$3.456+14%
Google Cloudc4d-highmem-48-lssd48378 GiBAMD Turin$3.317+10%
z4d-highmem-48-standardlssd48378 GiBAMD Turin$6.435+113%
AkamaiDedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.17×) · 256 GiB (1.5× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+14%
G7 Dedicated 256x5656 vCPU (1.17×) · 256 GiB (1.5× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$4.148+37%
Vultrvx1-m-48c-384g-2880s48384 GiBAMD EPYC$2.315-23%
vx1-m-48c-384gb48384 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-37%

Ev3 family sizes

all about Ev3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
E2 v3216 GiB50 GB SSD$0.126$91.98$0.0252
E4 v3432 GiB100 GB SSD$0.252$184$0.0504
E8 v3864 GiB200 GB SSD$0.504$368$0.1008
E16 v316128 GiB400 GB SSD$1.008$736$0.2015
E20 v320160 GiB500 GB SSD$1.26$920$0.2519
E32 v332256 GiB800 GB SSD$2.016$1,472$0.403
E48 v348384 GiB1.2 TB SSD$3.024$2,208$0.6045
E64 v364432 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.629$2,649$0.7254
E64i v364432 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.629$2,649$0.7254

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

E48 v3 FAQ

How much does E48 v3 cost?

E48 v3 costs $3.024 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $2,208 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.024 in East US to $7.332 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.6045 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $5.232 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does E48 v3 have?

E48 v3 has 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized VM size in the Ev3 family.

What are the equivalents of E48 v3 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.12xlarge (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $3.144/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4d-highmem-48-lssd (48 vCPU, 378 GiB, $3.317/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 256GB (56 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.456/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-48c-384g-2880s (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $2.315/hour in Frankfurt).