FX12-6mds v2
api name Standard_FX12-6mds_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · FXmdsv2 family
The FX12-6mds v2 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 6 vCPUs and 252 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids), starting at $1.641 per hour on demand.
memory optimizedx86-64intel
- vCPUs
- 6
- memory
- 252 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.641
- spot
- $0.3597
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.9355
dedicated
42 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,198/mo · eastus
−78% vs on-demand
−43% vs on-demand
FX12-6mds v2 price by region
60 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 | $1.641 | $0.3597 | $0.9355 | $0.4431 | $1.132 | $0.5744 |
| East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America | $1.641 | $0.3033 | $0.9355 | $0.4431 | $1.132 | $0.5744 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $1.641 | $0.3033 | $0.9355 | $0.4431 | $1.132 | $0.5744 |
| West US 2westus2North America | $1.642 | $0.3034 | $0.9357 | $0.4432 | $1.133 | $0.5747 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.694 | $0.3131 | $0.9655 | $0.4573 | $1.169 | $0.5929 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $1.805 | $0.361 | $1.037 | $0.504 | $1.245 | $0.6316 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.806 | $0.3337 | $1.029 | $0.4876 | $1.246 | $0.6321 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.855 | $0.3424 | $0.9355 | $0.4431 | $1.132 | $0.5732 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $1.872 | $0.3459 | $1.067 | $0.5055 | $1.292 | $0.6552 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $1.92 | $0.3548 | $1.133 | $0.7297 | $1.306 | $0.8832 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $1.92 | $0.384 | $1.103 | $0.5361 | $1.325 | $0.6718 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $1.969 | $0.3938 | $1.131 | $0.5499 | $1.358 | $0.689 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.969 | $0.3639 | $1.123 | $0.5317 | $1.496 | $1.083 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $1.969 | $0.3639 | $1.123 | $0.5317 | $1.496 | $1.083 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.97 | $0.3641 | $1.123 | $0.5319 | $1.359 | $0.6895 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $1.97 | $0.3641 | $1.123 | $0.5319 | $1.359 | $0.6895 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $1.986 | $0.367 | $1.132 | $0.5362 | $1.509 | $1.092 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $2.02 | $0.3733 | $1.151 | $0.5453 | $1.394 | $0.707 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $2.02 | $0.3733 | $1.151 | $0.5453 | $1.394 | $0.707 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $2.052 | $0.3792 | $1.169 | $0.5539 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $2.052 | $0.3792 | $1.169 | $0.5539 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $2.052 | $0.3792 | $1.169 | $0.5539 | – | – |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $2.068 | $0.4136 | $1.188 | $0.5774 | $1.427 | $0.7236 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $2.068 | $0.3822 | $1.179 | $0.5585 | $1.427 | $0.7238 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $2.068 | $0.3822 | $1.179 | $0.5585 | $1.427 | $0.7238 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $2.134 | $0.3944 | $1.216 | $0.5761 | $1.622 | $1.174 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $2.134 | $0.3944 | $1.259 | $0.7894 | $1.472 | $0.939 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $2.134 | $0.3944 | $1.259 | $0.7894 | $1.472 | $0.939 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $2.134 | $0.4268 | $1.225 | $0.5957 | $1.472 | $0.7467 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $2.134 | $0.4268 | $1.225 | $0.5957 | $1.472 | $0.7467 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $2.134 | $0.3944 | $1.217 | $0.5763 | $1.472 | $0.7469 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $2.216 | $0.4432 | $1.272 | $0.6186 | $1.529 | $0.7754 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $2.298 | $0.4247 | $1.356 | $0.8731 | $1.701 | $1.172 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $2.298 | $0.4247 | $1.31 | $0.6206 | $1.586 | $0.8043 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $2.298 | $0.4247 | $1.31 | $0.6206 | $1.586 | $0.8043 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $2.314 | $0.4276 | $1.319 | $0.6248 | $1.759 | $1.273 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $2.344 | $0.4332 | $1.336 | $0.633 | $1.617 | $0.8204 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $2.347 | $0.4694 | $1.348 | $0.6553 | $1.619 | $0.8212 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $2.347 | $0.4694 | $1.348 | $0.6553 | $1.619 | $0.8212 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $2.38 | $0.476 | $1.367 | $0.6644 | $1.642 | $0.8328 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $2.38 | $0.4398 | $1.357 | $0.6425 | $1.642 | $0.833 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $2.38 | $0.4398 | $1.357 | $0.6425 | $1.642 | $0.833 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $2.381 | $0.44 | $1.357 | $0.6427 | $1.643 | $0.8334 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $2.381 | $0.44 | $1.357 | $0.6427 | $1.643 | $0.8334 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $2.381 | $0.44 | $1.357 | $0.6427 | $1.643 | $0.8334 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $2.413 | $0.4826 | $1.386 | $0.6736 | $1.665 | $0.8443 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $2.413 | $0.4826 | $1.386 | $0.6736 | $1.665 | $0.8443 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $2.499 | $0.4618 | $1.474 | $0.8995 | $1.699 | $1.075 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $2.528 | $0.4672 | $1.441 | $0.6826 | $1.744 | $0.8848 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $2.544 | $0.5088 | $1.461 | $0.7102 | $1.755 | $0.8902 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $2.56 | $0.512 | $1.47 | $0.7148 | $1.766 | $0.8957 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $2.56 | $0.512 | $1.47 | $0.7148 | $1.766 | $0.8957 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $2.774 | $0.5548 | $1.593 | $0.7744 | $1.914 | $0.9706 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $2.988 | $0.5522 | $1.703 | $0.8067 | $2.271 | $1.643 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $3.053 | $0.6106 | $1.753 | $0.8523 | $2.106 | $1.068 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $3.053 | $0.6106 | $1.753 | $0.8523 | $2.106 | $1.068 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $3.053 | $0.6106 | $1.753 | $0.8523 | $2.106 | $1.068 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $3.053 | $0.6106 | $1.753 | $0.8523 | $2.106 | $1.068 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $3.201 | $0.5915 | $1.825 | $0.8643 | $2.209 | $1.12 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $4.267 | $0.8534 | $2.451 | $1.191 | $2.944 | $1.493 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 6
- Memory
- 252 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 42 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 880 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 880 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_FX12-6mds_v2- Family
- FXmdsv2
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 60 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $1.641/hr
- Constrained vCPUs
- 6 active of 12
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
FX12-6mds v2 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs FX12-6mds v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | FX12-6mds v2 | 6 | 252 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | $1.641 | – |
| AWS | x2iedn.2xlarge8 vCPU (1.33×) | 8 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) | $1.667 | +2% |
| x1e.2xlarge8 vCPU (1.33×) | 8 | 244 GiB | High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | $1.668 | +2% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB8 vCPU (1.33×) · 150 GiB (1.7× less) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | -56% |
FXmdsv2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX2mds v2 | 2 | 42 GiB | 110 GB SSD | $0.274 | $200 | $0.0601 | $0.1559 |
| FX4-2mds v2 | 2 | 84 GiB | 220 GB SSD | $0.547 | $399 | $0.1199 | $0.3119 |
| FX8-2mds v2 | 2 | 168 GiB | 440 GB SSD | $1.094 | $799 | $0.2398 | $0.6236 |
| FX4mds v2 | 4 | 84 GiB | 220 GB SSD | $0.547 | $399 | $0.1199 | $0.3119 |
| FX8-4mds v2 | 4 | 168 GiB | 440 GB SSD | $1.094 | $799 | $0.2398 | $0.6236 |
| FX16-4mds v2 | 4 | 336 GiB | 880 GB SSD | $2.188 | $1,597 | $0.4796 | $1.247 |
| FX12-6mds v2 | 6 | 252 GiB | 880 GB SSD | $1.641 | $1,198 | $0.3597 | $0.9355 |
| FX24-6mds v2 | 6 | 504 GiB | 1.3 TB SSD | $3.282 | $2,396 | $0.7194 | $1.871 |
| FX8mds v2 | 8 | 168 GiB | 440 GB SSD | $1.094 | $799 | $0.2398 | $0.6236 |
| FX16-8mds v2 | 8 | 336 GiB | 880 GB SSD | $2.188 | $1,597 | $0.4796 | $1.247 |
| FX32-8mds v2 | 8 | 672 GiB | 1.8 TB SSD | $4.377 | $3,195 | $0.9594 | $2.495 |
| FX12mds v2 | 12 | 252 GiB | 880 GB SSD | $1.641 | $1,198 | $0.3597 | $0.9355 |
| FX24-12mds v2 | 12 | 504 GiB | 1.3 TB SSD | $3.282 | $2,396 | $0.7194 | $1.871 |
| FX48-12mds v2 | 12 | 1,008 GiB | 2.6 TB SSD | $6.565 | $4,792 | $1.439 | $3.742 |
| FX16mds v2 | 16 | 336 GiB | 880 GB SSD | $2.188 | $1,597 | $0.4796 | $1.247 |
| FX32-16mds v2 | 16 | 672 GiB | 1.8 TB SSD | $4.377 | $3,195 | $0.9594 | $2.495 |
| FX64-16mds v2 | 16 | 1,344 GiB | 3.5 TB SSD | $8.753 | $6,390 | $1.919 | $4.989 |
| FX24mds v2 | 24 | 504 GiB | 1.3 TB SSD | $3.282 | $2,396 | $0.7194 | $1.871 |
| FX48-24mds v2 | 24 | 1,008 GiB | 2.6 TB SSD | $6.565 | $4,792 | $1.439 | $3.742 |
| FX96-24mds v2 | 24 | 1,832 GiB | 5.3 TB SSD | $13.13 | $9,585 | $2.878 | $7.484 |
| FX32mds v2 | 32 | 672 GiB | 1.8 TB SSD | $4.377 | $3,195 | $0.9594 | $2.495 |
| FX64-32mds v2 | 32 | 1,344 GiB | 3.5 TB SSD | $8.753 | $6,390 | $1.919 | $4.989 |
| FX48mds v2 | 48 | 1,008 GiB | 2.6 TB SSD | $6.565 | $4,792 | $1.439 | $3.742 |
| FX96-48mds v2 | 48 | 1,832 GiB | 5.3 TB SSD | $13.13 | $9,585 | $2.878 | $7.484 |
| FX64mds v2 | 64 | 1,344 GiB | 3.5 TB SSD | $8.753 | $6,390 | $1.919 | $4.989 |
| FX96mds v2 | 96 | 1,832 GiB | 5.3 TB SSD | $13.13 | $9,585 | $2.878 | $7.484 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
FX12-6ms v2$1.328/hr6 vCPU · 252 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)19% cheaperE32-8as v5$1.808/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)10% moreE32-8as v7$1.907/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)16% moreE32-8as v4$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)23% moreE32-8s v4$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)23% moreE32-8s v5$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)23% more
FX12-6mds v2 FAQ
How much does FX12-6mds v2 cost?
FX12-6mds v2 costs $1.641 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,198 per month. Across 60 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.641 in East US to $4.267 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.3597 per hour (78% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.9355 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.193 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does FX12-6mds v2 have?
FX12-6mds v2 has 6 vCPUs and 252 GiB of memory (42 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids). It is a memory optimized VM size in the FXmdsv2 family.
What are the equivalents of FX12-6mds v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x2iedn.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.667/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ).