H8m

api name Standard_H8m · Azure Virtual Machines · H family

The H8m is a high performance computing Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 112 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell), starting at $1.066 per hour on demand.

high performance computingx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
112 GiB

14 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$1.211

$884/mo · eastus

spot
$0.2238

−82% vs on-demand

regions
13

across 4 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells H8m, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

H8m price by region

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

West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$1.066$0.197$0.8873$0.6576
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$1.172$0.2166$0.9756$0.723
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$1.211$0.2238$1.008$0.7471
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$1.211$0.2238$1.008$0.7471
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$1.238$0.2288$1.031$0.7637
UK SouthuksouthEurope$1.274$0.2354$1.06$0.7859
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$1.301$0.2404$1.083$0.8026
West USwestusNorth America$1.301$0.2404$1.083$0.8026
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$1.333$0.2463––
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$1.337$0.2471$1.113$0.8248
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$1.383$0.2556$1.151$0.8532
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$1.535$0.2837$1.278$0.9469
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$1.587$0.2933$1.321$0.979

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
112 GiB
Memory per vCPU
14 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1 TB SSD
Storage detail
1000 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_H8m
Family
H
Category
High performance computing
Generation
Previous
Regions
13 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
West US 2 · $1.066/hr

H8m 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 H8m
AzureH8m8112 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell)$1.211–
AWSx8i.2xlarge128 GiB (1.14×)8128 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$0.8753-28%
r5ad.2xlarge64 GiB (1.8× less)864 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.524-57%
Google Cloudc3d-highmem-8-lssd64 GiB (1.8× less)864 GiBAMD Genoa$0.531-56%
z3-highmem-8-highlssd64 GiB (1.8× less)864 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$1.152-5%
AkamaiLinode 150GB150 GiB (1.34×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72-41%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64g-480s64 GiB (1.8× less)864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386-68%
voc-m-8c-64gb-400s-amd64 GiB (1.8× less)864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-64%

H family sizes

all about H→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
H8856 GiB1 TB SSD$0.904$660$0.1671
H8m8112 GiB1 TB SSD$1.211$884$0.2238
H1616112 GiB2 TB SSD$1.807$1,319$0.3339
H16r16112 GiB2 TB SSD$1.988$1,451$0.3674
H16m16224 GiB2 TB SSD$2.422$1,768$0.4476
H16mr16224 GiB2 TB SSD$2.664$1,945$0.4923

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

H8m FAQ

How much does H8m cost?

H8m costs $1.211 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $884 per month. Across 13 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.066 in West US 2 to $1.587 in Australia East. Spot capacity costs $0.2238 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $2.35 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does H8m have?

H8m has 8 vCPUs and 112 GiB of memory (14 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell). It is a high performance computing VM size in the H family.

What is the cheapest region for H8m?

West US 2 (westus2) at $1.066 per hour for Linux on demand, 12% less than East US. H8m is sold in 13 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of H8m on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x8i.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.8753/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c3d-highmem-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.531/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64g-480s (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.386/hour in New Jersey).