FX16mds v2
api name Standard_FX16mds_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · FXmdsv2 family
The FX16mds v2 is a compute optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 16 vCPUs and 336 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids), starting at $2.188 per hour on demand.
compute optimizedx86-64intel
- vCPUs
- 16
- memory
- 336 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $2.188
- spot
- $0.4796
- 1-yr reserved
- $1.247
dedicated
21 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,597/mo · eastus
−78% vs on-demand
−43% vs on-demand
FX16mds 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 | $2.188 | $0.4796 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.51 | $0.7658 |
| East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America | $2.188 | $0.4043 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.51 | $0.7658 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $2.188 | $0.4043 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.51 | $0.7658 |
| West US 2westus2North America | $2.189 | $0.4045 | $1.248 | $0.591 | $1.51 | $0.7662 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $2.258 | $0.4173 | $1.287 | $0.6098 | $1.558 | $0.7903 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $2.407 | $0.4814 | $1.382 | $0.6721 | $1.661 | $0.8422 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $2.408 | $0.445 | $1.372 | $0.6501 | $1.662 | $0.8428 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $2.473 | $0.4565 | $1.247 | $0.5908 | $1.509 | $0.7642 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $2.496 | $0.4613 | $1.423 | $0.674 | $1.722 | $0.8736 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $2.56 | $0.4731 | $1.511 | $0.9729 | $1.741 | $1.178 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $2.56 | $0.512 | $1.47 | $0.7148 | $1.766 | $0.8957 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $2.626 | $0.5252 | $1.508 | $0.7331 | $1.812 | $0.9188 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $2.626 | $0.4853 | $1.497 | $0.709 | $1.996 | $1.444 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $2.626 | $0.4853 | $1.497 | $0.709 | $1.996 | $1.444 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $2.627 | $0.4855 | $1.497 | $0.7092 | $1.813 | $0.9195 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $2.627 | $0.4855 | $1.497 | $0.7092 | $1.813 | $0.9195 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $2.648 | $0.4894 | $1.509 | $0.7149 | $2.012 | $1.456 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $2.693 | $0.4977 | $1.535 | $0.727 | $1.858 | $0.9426 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $2.693 | $0.4977 | $1.535 | $0.727 | $1.858 | $0.9426 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $2.735 | $0.5054 | $1.559 | $0.7385 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $2.735 | $0.5054 | $1.559 | $0.7385 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $2.735 | $0.5054 | $1.559 | $0.7385 | – | – |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $2.757 | $0.5514 | $1.583 | $0.7698 | $1.902 | $0.9647 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $2.758 | $0.5097 | $1.572 | $0.7447 | $1.903 | $0.9653 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $2.758 | $0.5097 | $1.572 | $0.7447 | $1.903 | $0.9653 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $2.845 | $0.5258 | $1.621 | $0.7681 | $2.162 | $1.565 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $2.845 | $0.5258 | $1.678 | $1.053 | $1.963 | $1.252 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $2.845 | $0.5258 | $1.678 | $1.053 | $1.963 | $1.252 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $2.845 | $0.569 | $1.634 | $0.7943 | $1.963 | $0.9955 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $2.845 | $0.569 | $1.634 | $0.7943 | $1.963 | $0.9955 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $2.846 | $0.5259 | $1.622 | $0.7683 | $1.964 | $0.9961 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $2.954 | $0.5908 | $1.697 | $0.8248 | $2.038 | $1.034 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $3.064 | $0.5662 | $1.808 | $1.164 | $2.267 | $1.563 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $3.065 | $0.5664 | $1.747 | $0.8274 | $2.115 | $1.073 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $3.065 | $0.5664 | $1.747 | $0.8274 | $2.115 | $1.073 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $3.085 | $0.5701 | $1.759 | $0.8331 | $2.345 | $1.697 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $3.126 | $0.5777 | $1.782 | $0.844 | $2.157 | $1.094 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $3.129 | $0.6258 | $1.797 | $0.8737 | $2.159 | $1.095 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $3.129 | $0.6258 | $1.797 | $0.8737 | $2.159 | $1.095 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $3.173 | $0.6346 | $1.822 | $0.8859 | $2.189 | $1.11 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $3.173 | $0.5864 | $1.809 | $0.8567 | $2.189 | $1.111 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $3.173 | $0.5864 | $1.809 | $0.8567 | $2.189 | $1.111 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $3.174 | $0.5866 | $1.809 | $0.857 | $2.19 | $1.111 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $3.174 | $0.5866 | $1.809 | $0.857 | $2.19 | $1.111 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $3.174 | $0.5866 | $1.809 | $0.857 | $2.19 | $1.111 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $3.217 | $0.6434 | $1.847 | $0.8981 | $2.219 | $1.126 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $3.217 | $0.6434 | $1.847 | $0.8981 | $2.219 | $1.126 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $3.332 | $0.6158 | $1.966 | $1.199 | $2.266 | $1.433 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $3.371 | $0.623 | $1.921 | $0.9102 | $2.326 | $1.18 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $3.392 | $0.6784 | $1.948 | $0.947 | $2.34 | $1.187 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $3.414 | $0.6828 | $1.961 | $0.9531 | $2.355 | $1.195 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $3.414 | $0.6828 | $1.961 | $0.9531 | $2.355 | $1.195 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $3.698 | $0.7396 | $2.124 | $1.033 | $2.551 | $1.294 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $3.984 | $0.7362 | $2.271 | $1.076 | $3.028 | $2.191 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $4.07 | $0.814 | $2.338 | $1.136 | $2.808 | $1.424 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $4.268 | $0.7887 | $2.433 | $1.152 | $2.945 | $1.494 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $5.69 | $1.138 | $3.267 | $1.589 | $3.926 | $1.991 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 16
- Memory
- 336 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 21 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_FX16mds_v2- Family
- FXmdsv2
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 60 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $2.188/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
FX16mds 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 FX16mds v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | FX16mds v2 | 16 | 336 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | $2.188 | – |
| AWS | x1e.4xlarge488 GiB (1.45×) | 16 | 488 GiB | High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | $3.336 | +52% |
| x8i.4xlarge256 GiB (1.3× less) | 16 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | $1.751 | -20% | |
| Google Cloud | m4-hypermem-16248 GiB (1.4× less) | 16 | 248 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $1.426 | -35% |
| c2d-highmem-16128 GiB (2.6× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD Milan | $0.9798 | -55% | |
| Akamai | Linode 300GB300 GiB (1.1× less) | 16 | 300 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.44 | -34% |
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
FX16ms v2$1.771/hr16 vCPU · 336 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)19% cheaperE32-16as v4$2.016/hr16 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)8% cheaperE32-16ads v5$2.096/hr16 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)4% cheaperM16dls v4$2.19/hr16 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel XeonE32-16ds v4$2.304/hr16 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)5% moreE32-16ds v5$2.304/hr16 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)5% more
FX16mds v2 FAQ
How much does FX16mds v2 cost?
FX16mds v2 costs $2.188 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,597 per month. Across 60 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.188 in East US to $5.69 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.4796 per hour (78% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.247 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.924 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does FX16mds v2 have?
FX16mds v2 has 16 vCPUs and 336 GiB of memory (21 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids). It is a compute optimized VM size in the FXmdsv2 family.
What are the equivalents of FX16mds v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x1e.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 488 GiB, $3.336/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, m4-hypermem-16 (16 vCPU, 248 GiB, $1.426/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 300GB (16 vCPU, 300 GiB, $1.44/hour in Newark, NJ).