Azure FX VM sizes

FX is a compute optimized Azure Virtual Machines family with 5 VM sizes, from 4 – 48 vCPUs and 84 GiB – 1,008 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake). Linux on demand starts at $0.372 per hour.

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sizes: 5
vCPUs: 4 – 48
memory: 84 GiB – 1,008 GiB
processor: Intel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake)
on-demand from: $0.372

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FX sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, East US (other regions on each size's page)

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly	Spot	1-yr
FX4mds	4	84 GiB	168 GB SSD	$0.372	$272	$0.0687	$0.2195
FX12mds	12	252 GiB	504 GB SSD	$1.116	$815	$0.2062	$0.6584
FX24mds	24	504 GiB	1 TB SSD	$2.232	$1,629	$0.4125	$1.317
FX36mds	36	756 GiB	1.5 TB SSD	$3.348	$2,444	$0.6187	$1.975
FX48mds	48	1,008 GiB	2 TB SSD	$4.464	$3,259	$0.8249	$2.634

FX equivalents on other clouds

closest match to FX24mds (24 vCPU, 504 GiB)

AWSx8aedz.6xlargeX8aedz family · 24 vCPU · 768 GiB$6.904/hr · US West (Oregon)X8aedz family →

Google Cloudm4-hypermem-32M4 family · 32 vCPU · 496 GiB$2.852/hr · IowaM4 family →

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FX FAQ

What sizes does the Azure FX family have?

FX has 5 VM sizes, from FX4mds (4 vCPU, 84 GiB) to FX48mds (48 vCPU, 1,008 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake).

What is the cheapest FX VM size?

FX4mds at $0.372 per hour (Linux, on demand) in East US, about $272 per month.

What is FX best for?

FX is a compute optimized family. More CPU per GiB (about 2 GiB per vCPU) for batch jobs, encoding, gaming and CPU-bound services.