M8ms
api name Standard_M8ms · Azure Virtual Machines · M family
The M8ms is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 218.8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $1.536 per hour on demand.
memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 218.8 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.537
- spot
- $0.2839
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.8836
dedicated
27.34 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,122/mo · eastus
−82% vs on-demand
−42% vs on-demand
Previous generation. Azure still sells M8ms, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.
M8ms price by region
52 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 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 | $0.4299 | $1.06 | $0.5375 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $1.537 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 | $0.4299 | $1.06 | $0.5376 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $1.537 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 | $0.4299 | $1.06 | $0.5376 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $1.537 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 | $0.4299 | $1.06 | $0.5376 |
| West US 2westus2North America | $1.537 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 | $0.4299 | $1.06 | $0.5376 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.585 | $0.2929 | $0.9116 | $0.4435 | $1.093 | $0.5546 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.69 | $0.3123 | $0.9719 | $0.4729 | $1.166 | $0.5914 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $1.69 | $0.3123 | $0.9719 | $0.4729 | $1.166 | $0.5914 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $1.692 | $0.3127 | $0.9729 | $0.4738 | $1.167 | $0.5921 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.736 | $0.3208 | $0.9985 | $0.4857 | $1.198 | $0.6074 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.844 | $0.3407 | $1.06 | $0.5158 | $1.272 | $0.6452 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $1.844 | $0.3407 | $1.06 | $0.5158 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.844 | $0.3407 | $1.06 | $0.5158 | – | – |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.844 | $0.3408 | $1.06 | $0.5158 | $1.272 | $0.6452 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $1.936 | $0.3578 | $1.113 | $0.5416 | $1.336 | $0.6774 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $1.936 | $0.3578 | $1.113 | $0.5416 | $1.336 | $0.6774 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $1.936 | $0.3578 | $1.113 | $0.5416 | $1.336 | $0.6774 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $1.997 | $0.369 | $1.149 | $0.5588 | $1.378 | $0.6988 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $2.005 | $0.3705 | $1.153 | $0.561 | $1.383 | $0.7016 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $2.005 | $0.3705 | $1.153 | $0.561 | $1.383 | $0.7016 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $2.028 | $0.3748 | $1.166 | $0.5674 | $1.399 | $0.7096 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $2.028 | $0.3748 | $1.166 | $0.5674 | $1.399 | $0.7096 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $2.03 | $0.3751 | $1.166 | $0.5674 | $1.401 | $0.7103 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $2.059 | $0.3805 | $1.184 | $0.576 | $1.421 | $0.7204 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.237 | $0.6018 | $1.484 | $0.7526 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.237 | $0.6018 | $1.484 | $0.7526 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.237 | $0.6018 | $1.484 | $0.7526 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.237 | $0.6018 | $1.484 | $0.7526 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.237 | $0.6018 | $1.484 | $0.7527 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.237 | $0.6018 | $1.484 | $0.7527 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $2.154 | $0.398 | $1.238 | $0.603 | $1.486 | $0.7535 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $2.197 | $0.406 | $1.264 | $0.6147 | $1.516 | $0.7687 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $2.228 | $0.2228 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7795 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7796 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $2.228 | $0.4117 | $1.281 | $0.6233 | $1.537 | $0.7796 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $2.23 | $0.4122 | $1.283 | $0.6245 | $1.539 | $0.7805 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $2.305 | $0.426 | $1.339 | $0.6512 | $1.59 | $0.8065 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $2.339 | $0.4323 | $1.345 | $0.6545 | $1.614 | $0.8185 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $2.366 | $0.4373 | $1.329 | $0.6466 | $1.632 | $0.8279 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $2.397 | $0.443 | $1.378 | $0.6706 | $1.654 | $0.8387 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $2.581 | $0.477 | $1.484 | $0.7221 | $1.781 | $0.9031 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $2.785 | $0.5146 | $1.409 | $0.6855 | $1.921 | $0.9744 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $2.796 | $0.5167 | $1.608 | $0.7822 | $1.929 | $0.9783 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $2.996 | $0.5537 | $1.723 | $0.8382 | $2.067 | $1.048 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $3.076 | $0.5684 | $1.728 | $0.8406 | $2.122 | $1.076 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $3.457 | $0.6389 | $1.988 | $0.9672 | $2.385 | $1.21 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 218.8 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 27.34 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 256 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 256 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_M8ms- Family
- M
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 52 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- West US 3 · $1.536/hr
M8ms 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 M8ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | M8ms | 8 | 218.8 GiB | Intel Xeon | $1.537 | – |
| AWS | x1e.2xlarge244 GiB (1.12×) | 8 | 244 GiB | High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | $1.668 | +9% |
| x2iedn.2xlarge256 GiB (1.17×) | 8 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) | $1.667 | +9% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB150 GiB (1.5× less) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | -53% |
M family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M8-2ms | 2 | 218.8 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $1.537 | $1,122 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 |
| M8-4ms | 4 | 218.8 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $1.537 | $1,122 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 |
| M16-4ms | 4 | 437.5 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $3.073 | $2,243 | $0.5679 | $1.767 |
| M8ms | 8 | 218.8 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $1.537 | $1,122 | $0.2839 | $0.8836 |
| M16-8ms | 8 | 437.5 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $3.073 | $2,243 | $0.5679 | $1.767 |
| M32-8ms | 8 | 875 GiB | 1 TB SSD | $6.146 | $4,487 | $1.136 | $3.534 |
| M16ms | 16 | 437.5 GiB | 512 GB SSD | $3.073 | $2,243 | $0.5679 | $1.767 |
| M32-16ms | 16 | 875 GiB | 1 TB SSD | $6.146 | $4,487 | $1.136 | $3.534 |
| M64-16ms | 16 | 1,792 GiB | 2 TB SSD | $10.34 | $7,546 | $1.91 | $5.944 |
| M32ts | 32 | 192 GiB | 1 TB SSD | $2.707 | $1,976 | $0.5003 | $1.557 |
| M32ls | 32 | 256 GiB | 1 TB SSD | $2.873 | $2,097 | $0.5309 | $1.652 |
| M32ms | 32 | 875 GiB | 1 TB SSD | $6.146 | $4,487 | $1.136 | $3.534 |
| M64-32ms | 32 | 1,792 GiB | 2 TB SSD | $10.34 | $7,546 | $1.91 | $5.944 |
| M128-32ms | 32 | 3,892 GiB | 4.1 TB SSD | $26.69 | $19,482 | $4.932 | $15.31 |
| M64ls | 64 | 512 GiB | 2 TB SSD | $5.415 | $3,953 | $1.001 | $3.114 |
| M64 | 64 | 1 TiB | 7.2 TB SSD | $6.669 | $4,868 | $1.232 | $3.835 |
| M64s | 64 | 1 TiB | 2 TB SSD | $6.669 | $4,868 | $1.232 | $3.835 |
| M64m | 64 | 1,792 GiB | 7.2 TB SSD | $10.34 | $7,546 | $1.91 | $5.944 |
| M64ms | 64 | 1,792 GiB | 2 TB SSD | $10.34 | $7,546 | $1.91 | $5.944 |
| M128-64ms | 64 | 3,892 GiB | 4.1 TB SSD | $26.69 | $19,482 | $4.932 | $15.31 |
| M128 | 128 | 2 TiB | 14.3 TB SSD | $13.34 | $9,737 | $2.465 | $7.67 |
| M128s | 128 | 2 TiB | 4.1 TB SSD | $13.34 | $9,737 | $2.465 | $7.67 |
| M128m | 128 | 3,892 GiB | 14.3 TB SSD | $26.69 | $19,482 | $4.932 | $15.31 |
| M128ms | 128 | 3,892 GiB | 4.1 TB SSD | $26.69 | $19,482 | $4.932 | $15.31 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
E32-8as v5$1.808/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)18% moreE32-8as v7$1.907/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)24% moreE32-8as v4$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)31% moreE32-8s v4$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)31% moreE32-8s v5$2.016/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)31% moreE32-8ads v5$2.096/hr8 vCPU · 256 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)36% more
M8ms FAQ
How much does M8ms cost?
M8ms costs $1.537 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,122 per month. Across 52 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.536 in West US 3 to $3.457 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.2839 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.8836 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.107 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does M8ms have?
M8ms has 8 vCPUs and 218.8 GiB of memory (27.34 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a memory optimized VM size in the M family.
What is the cheapest region for M8ms?
West US 3 (westus3) at $1.536 per hour for Linux on demand. M8ms is sold in 52 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of M8ms on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x1e.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 244 GiB, $1.668/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ).