FX12-6ms v2
api name Standard_FX12-6ms_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · FXmsv2 family
The FX12-6ms 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 $1.328 per hour on demand.
memory optimizedx86-64intel
- vCPUs
- 6
- memory
- 252 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.328
- spot
- $0.2911
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.7568
dedicated
42 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$969/mo · eastus
−78% vs on-demand
−43% vs on-demand
FX12-6ms 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 | $1.328 | $0.2911 | $0.7568 | $0.3585 | $0.9163 | $0.4648 |
| East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America | $1.328 | $0.2454 | $0.7568 | $0.3585 | $0.9163 | $0.4648 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $1.328 | $0.2454 | $0.7571 | $0.3586 | $0.9163 | $0.4648 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $1.328 | $0.2454 | $0.7568 | $0.3585 | $0.9163 | $0.4648 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.37 | $0.2532 | $0.7812 | $0.37 | $0.9453 | $0.4795 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.461 | $0.27 | $0.8329 | $0.3945 | $1.008 | $0.5114 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $1.461 | $0.2922 | $0.8389 | $0.4078 | $1.008 | $0.5112 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.501 | $0.2771 | $0.7568 | $0.3585 | $0.9141 | $0.4638 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $1.515 | $0.28 | $0.8635 | $0.409 | $1.045 | $0.5303 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $1.554 | $0.2872 | $0.9167 | $0.5904 | $1.057 | $0.7148 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $1.554 | $0.3108 | $0.8922 | $0.4338 | $1.072 | $0.5437 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $1.593 | $0.3186 | $0.9152 | $0.4449 | $1.099 | $0.5574 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.593 | $0.2944 | $0.9083 | $0.4303 | $1.211 | $0.8762 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $1.593 | $0.2944 | $0.9083 | $0.4303 | $1.211 | $0.8762 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.594 | $0.2946 | $0.9086 | $0.4304 | $1.10 | $0.5579 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $1.594 | $0.2946 | $0.9086 | $0.4304 | $1.10 | $0.5579 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $1.607 | $0.297 | $0.9159 | $0.4338 | $1.221 | $0.8839 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $1.634 | $0.302 | $0.9314 | $0.4412 | $1.127 | $0.5719 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $1.634 | $0.302 | $0.9314 | $0.4412 | $1.127 | $0.5719 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $1.66 | $0.3068 | $0.946 | $0.4481 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $1.66 | $0.3068 | $0.946 | $0.4481 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.66 | $0.3068 | $0.946 | $0.4481 | – | – |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $1.673 | $0.3346 | $0.9608 | $0.4672 | $1.154 | $0.5854 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $1.674 | $0.3094 | $0.954 | $0.4519 | $1.155 | $0.5859 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $1.674 | $0.3094 | $0.954 | $0.4519 | $1.155 | $0.5859 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $1.726 | $0.319 | $0.984 | $0.4661 | $1.312 | $0.9493 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $1.726 | $0.319 | $1.018 | $0.6387 | $1.191 | $0.7594 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $1.726 | $0.319 | $1.018 | $0.6387 | $1.191 | $0.7594 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $1.726 | $0.3452 | $0.9914 | $0.482 | $1.191 | $0.6039 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $1.726 | $0.3452 | $0.9914 | $0.482 | $1.191 | $0.6039 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $1.726 | $0.319 | $0.9914 | $0.482 | $1.191 | $0.6039 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $1.727 | $0.3192 | $0.9842 | $0.4662 | $1.192 | $0.6045 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $1.793 | $0.3586 | $1.03 | $0.5005 | $1.237 | $0.6274 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $1.859 | $0.3435 | $1.097 | $0.7064 | $1.376 | $0.9481 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $1.86 | $0.3437 | $1.06 | $0.5021 | $1.283 | $0.651 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $1.86 | $0.3437 | $1.06 | $0.5021 | $1.283 | $0.651 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $1.872 | $0.3459 | $1.067 | $0.5055 | $1.423 | $1.03 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $1.897 | $0.3506 | $1.081 | $0.5122 | $1.309 | $0.664 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $1.899 | $0.3798 | $1.091 | $0.5302 | $1.31 | $0.6645 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $1.899 | $0.3798 | $1.094 | $0.5334 | $1.31 | $0.665 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $1.925 | $0.385 | $1.106 | $0.5376 | $1.328 | $0.6736 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.926 | $0.3559 | $1.098 | $0.5201 | $1.329 | $0.6741 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $1.926 | $0.3559 | $1.098 | $0.5201 | $1.329 | $0.6741 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $1.926 | $0.3559 | $1.098 | $0.5201 | $1.329 | $0.6741 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $1.926 | $0.3559 | $1.098 | $0.5199 | $1.329 | $0.6741 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $1.952 | $0.3904 | $1.121 | $0.545 | $1.347 | $0.683 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $1.952 | $0.3904 | $1.121 | $0.545 | $1.347 | $0.683 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $2.022 | $0.3737 | $1.193 | $0.7278 | $1.375 | $0.8695 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $2.046 | $0.3781 | $1.166 | $0.5523 | $1.412 | $0.7161 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $2.058 | $0.4116 | $1.182 | $0.5747 | $1.42 | $0.7201 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $2.072 | $0.4144 | $1.19 | $0.5783 | $1.429 | $0.725 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $2.072 | $0.4144 | $1.19 | $0.5783 | $1.429 | $0.725 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $2.244 | $0.4488 | $1.289 | $0.6266 | $1.548 | $0.7852 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $2.418 | $0.4468 | $1.378 | $0.6527 | $1.838 | $1.33 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $2.47 | $0.494 | $1.418 | $0.6896 | $1.704 | $0.8643 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $2.47 | $0.494 | $1.418 | $0.6896 | $1.704 | $0.8643 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $2.47 | $0.494 | $1.418 | $0.6896 | $1.704 | $0.8643 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $2.47 | $0.494 | $1.418 | $0.6896 | $1.704 | $0.8643 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $2.59 | $0.4786 | $1.476 | $0.6994 | $1.787 | $0.9065 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $3.453 | $0.6906 | $1.983 | $0.964 | $2.382 | $1.208 |
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
- Remote storage only
azure details
- API name
Standard_FX12-6ms_v2- Family
- FXmsv2
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 60 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $1.328/hr
- Constrained vCPUs
- 6 active of 12
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
FX12-6ms 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 FX12-6ms v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | FX12-6ms v2 | 6 | 252 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | $1.328 | – |
| AWS | x2iedn.2xlarge8 vCPU (1.33×) | 8 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) | $1.667 | +26% |
| x2iezn.2xlarge8 vCPU (1.33×) | 8 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 | $1.668 | +26% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB8 vCPU (1.33×) · 150 GiB (1.7× less) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | -46% |
FXmsv2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX2ms v2 | 2 | 42 GiB | – | $0.221 | $161 | $0.0484 | $0.1261 |
| FX4-2ms v2 | 2 | 84 GiB | – | $0.443 | $323 | $0.0971 | $0.2523 |
| FX8-2ms v2 | 2 | 168 GiB | – | $0.885 | $646 | $0.194 | $0.5046 |
| FX4ms v2 | 4 | 84 GiB | – | $0.443 | $323 | $0.0971 | $0.2523 |
| FX8-4ms v2 | 4 | 168 GiB | – | $0.885 | $646 | $0.194 | $0.5046 |
| FX16-4ms v2 | 4 | 336 GiB | – | $1.771 | $1,293 | $0.3882 | $1.009 |
| FX12-6ms v2 | 6 | 252 GiB | – | $1.328 | $969 | $0.2911 | $0.7568 |
| FX24-6ms v2 | 6 | 504 GiB | – | $2.656 | $1,939 | $0.5822 | $1.514 |
| FX8ms v2 | 8 | 168 GiB | – | $0.885 | $646 | $0.194 | $0.5046 |
| FX16-8ms v2 | 8 | 336 GiB | – | $1.771 | $1,293 | $0.3882 | $1.009 |
| FX32-8ms v2 | 8 | 672 GiB | – | $3.541 | $2,585 | $0.7762 | $2.018 |
| FX12ms v2 | 12 | 252 GiB | – | $1.328 | $969 | $0.2911 | $0.7568 |
| FX24-12ms v2 | 12 | 504 GiB | – | $2.656 | $1,939 | $0.5822 | $1.514 |
| FX48-12ms v2 | 12 | 1,008 GiB | – | $5.312 | $3,878 | $1.164 | $3.028 |
| FX16ms v2 | 16 | 336 GiB | – | $1.771 | $1,293 | $0.3882 | $1.009 |
| FX32-16ms v2 | 16 | 672 GiB | – | $3.541 | $2,585 | $0.7762 | $2.018 |
| FX64-16ms v2 | 16 | 1,344 GiB | – | $7.082 | $5,170 | $1.552 | $4.037 |
| FX24ms v2 | 24 | 504 GiB | – | $2.656 | $1,939 | $0.5822 | $1.514 |
| FX48-24ms v2 | 24 | 1,008 GiB | – | $5.312 | $3,878 | $1.164 | $3.028 |
| FX96-24ms v2 | 24 | 1,832 GiB | – | $10.62 | $7,755 | $2.329 | $6.055 |
| FX32ms v2 | 32 | 672 GiB | – | $3.541 | $2,585 | $0.7762 | $2.018 |
| FX64-32ms v2 | 32 | 1,344 GiB | – | $7.082 | $5,170 | $1.552 | $4.037 |
| FX48ms v2 | 48 | 1,008 GiB | – | $5.312 | $3,878 | $1.164 | $3.028 |
| FX96-48ms v2 | 48 | 1,832 GiB | – | $10.62 | $7,755 | $2.329 | $6.055 |
| FX64ms v2 | 64 | 1,344 GiB | – | $7.082 | $5,170 | $1.552 | $4.037 |
| FX96ms v2 | 96 | 1,832 GiB | – | $10.62 | $7,755 | $2.329 | $6.055 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
FX12-6mds v2$1.641/hr6 vCPU · 252 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)24% moreE32-8as v5$1.808/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)36% moreE32-8as v7$1.907/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)44% moreE32-8as v4$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)52% moreE32-8s v4$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)52% moreE32-8s v5$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)52% more
FX12-6ms v2 FAQ
How much does FX12-6ms v2 cost?
FX12-6ms v2 costs $1.328 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $969 per month. Across 60 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.328 in East US to $3.453 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.2911 per hour (78% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.7568 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.88 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does FX12-6ms v2 have?
FX12-6ms 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 FXmsv2 family.
What are the equivalents of FX12-6ms 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).