M12ds v3
api name Standard_M12ds_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Mdsv3 family
The M12ds v3 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 12 vCPUs and 240 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids), starting at $1.63 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 12
- memory
- 240 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.63
- spot
- $0.3012
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.9481
dedicated
20 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,190/mo · eastus
−82% vs on-demand
−42% vs on-demand
M12ds v3 price by region
33 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 | $1.63 | $0.3012 | $0.9481 | $0.4577 | $1.125 | $0.5703 |
| East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America | $1.63 | $0.3012 | $0.9481 | $0.4577 | $1.125 | $0.5703 |
| North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America | $1.63 | $0.3012 | $0.9492 | $0.4583 | $1.125 | $0.5703 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $1.63 | $0.3012 | $0.9481 | $0.4577 | $1.125 | $0.5703 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $1.63 | $0.3012 | $0.9492 | $0.4583 | $1.125 | $0.5703 |
| India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia | $1.672 | $0.309 | $0.9727 | $0.4696 | – | – |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.68 | $0.3105 | $0.9792 | $0.4728 | $1.159 | $0.5878 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.793 | $0.3313 | $1.043 | $0.5034 | $1.237 | $0.6274 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.84 | $0.34 | $0.9481 | $0.4577 | $1.122 | $0.5686 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $1.907 | $0.3524 | $1.109 | $0.5355 | $1.316 | $0.6673 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $1.908 | $0.3526 | $1.111 | $0.5361 | $1.316 | $0.6676 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.955 | $0.3613 | $1.137 | $0.549 | $1.349 | $0.6841 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $1.956 | $0.3615 | $1.138 | $0.5492 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.956 | $0.3615 | $1.138 | $0.5492 | – | – |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.96 | $0.3622 | $1.14 | $0.5504 | $1.352 | $0.6858 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.96 | $0.3622 | $1.139 | $0.5499 | $1.352 | $0.6858 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $2.053 | $0.3794 | $1.194 | $0.5764 | $1.416 | $0.7183 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $2.06 | $0.3807 | $1.196 | $0.5774 | $1.421 | $0.7208 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $2.119 | $0.3916 | $1.233 | $0.595 | $1.462 | $0.7414 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $2.12 | $0.3918 | $1.234 | $0.5957 | $1.463 | $0.7418 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $2.12 | $0.3918 | $1.234 | $0.5957 | $1.463 | $0.7418 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $2.15 | $0.3973 | $1.25 | $0.60 | – | – |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $2.28 | $0.4213 | $1.329 | $0.6416 | $1.573 | $0.7978 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $2.28 | $0.4213 | $1.329 | $0.6416 | $1.573 | $0.7978 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $2.28 | $0.4213 | $1.329 | $0.6416 | $1.573 | $0.7978 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $2.28 | $0.4213 | $1.326 | $0.6402 | $1.573 | $0.7978 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $2.364 | $0.4368 | $1.375 | $0.6637 | $1.631 | $0.827 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $2.364 | $0.4368 | $1.375 | $0.6637 | $1.631 | $0.827 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $2.366 | $0.4373 | $1.376 | $0.6645 | $1.633 | $0.828 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $2.46 | $0.4546 | $1.433 | $0.692 | $1.697 | $0.8608 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $2.51 | $0.4638 | $1.462 | $0.7058 | $1.732 | $0.8783 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $2.53 | $0.4675 | $1.471 | $0.7103 | $1.745 | $0.8851 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $3.179 | $0.5874 | $1.849 | $0.8925 | $2.193 | $1.112 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 12
- Memory
- 240 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 20 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 400 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 400 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_M12ds_v3- Family
- Mdsv3
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 33 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $1.63/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
M12ds v3 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 M12ds v3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | M12ds v3 | 12 | 240 GiB | Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids) | $1.63 | – |
| AWS | x8aedz.3xlarge384 GiB (1.6×) | 12 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R05 Processor | $3.452 | +112% |
| x1e.2xlarge8 vCPU (1.5× less) | 8 | 244 GiB | High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | $1.668 | +2% | |
| Google Cloud | m4-hypermem-1616 vCPU (1.33×) | 16 | 248 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $1.426 | -13% |
| Akamai | Linode 300GB16 vCPU (1.33×) · 300 GiB (1.25×) | 16 | 300 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.44 | -12% |
| Linode 150GB8 vCPU (1.5× less) · 150 GiB (1.6× less) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | -56% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-16c-128g-960s16 vCPU (1.33×) · 128 GiB (1.9× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.772 | -53% |
| voc-m-16c-128gb-800s-amd16 vCPU (1.33×) · 128 GiB (1.9× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.877 | -46% |
Mdsv3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M12ds v3 | 12 | 240 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $1.63 | $1,190 | $0.3012 | $0.9481 |
| M24ds v3 | 24 | 480 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $3.26 | $2,380 | $0.6024 | $1.896 |
| M48ds1 v3 | 48 | 974 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $6.62 | $4,833 | $1.223 | $3.85 |
| M96ds1 v3 | 96 | 974 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $9.93 | $7,249 | $1.835 | $5.775 |
| M96ds2 v3 | 96 | 1,946 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $13.23 | $9,658 | $2.445 | $7.695 |
| M176ds3 v3 | 176 | 2,794 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $19.00 | $13,870 | $3.511 | $11.05 |
| M176ds4 v3 | 176 | 3,892 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $26.47 | $19,323 | $4.892 | $15.39 |
| M416ds6 v3 | 416 | 5,700 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $58.07 | $42,389 | $10.73 | $33.77 |
| M416ds8 v3 | 416 | 7,600 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $77.42 | $56,518 | $14.31 | $45.03 |
| M624ds12 v3 | 624 | 11,400 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $116 | $84,777 | $21.46 | $67.54 |
| M832ds12 v3 | 832 | 11,400 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $117 | $85,049 | $21.53 | $67.76 |
| M832ids16 v3 | 832 | 15,200 GiB | 400 GB SSD | $172 | $125,596 | $31.79 | $100 |
| M896ixds24 v3 | 896 | 23,088 GiB | 4.4 TB SSD | $312 | $227,532 | $57.60 | $181 |
| M896ixds32 v3 | 896 | 30,400 GiB | 4.1 TB SSD | $410 | $299,592 | $75.84 | $239 |
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M12ds v3 FAQ
How much does M12ds v3 cost?
M12ds v3 costs $1.63 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,190 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.63 in East US to $3.179 in Brazil South. Spot capacity costs $0.3012 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.9481 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.18 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does M12ds v3 have?
M12ds v3 has 12 vCPUs and 240 GiB of memory (20 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids). It is a memory optimized VM size in the Mdsv3 family.
What are the equivalents of M12ds v3 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x8aedz.3xlarge (12 vCPU, 384 GiB, $3.452/hour in US West (Oregon)); 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); on Vultr, vx1-m-16c-128g-960s (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.772/hour in Amsterdam).