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M12ds_v3

Mdsv3 series · Memory optimized · ARM name Standard_M12ds_v3 · priced in 32 regions · updated 2026-08-19

vCPUs

12

x64

Memory

240 GiB

Temp disk

400 GiB

GPUs

Max data disks

64

Max NICs

4

Architecture

x64

Workload type

Memory optimized

Premium SSDAccelerated networkingRDMAEphemeral OS diskEncryption at hostTrusted launchConfidential computingHibernation
Pricing model
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Currency

Cheapest region

$1.630

East US

Most expensive

$3.179

Brazil South

Region spread

+95%

32 regions priced

Price by region — Linux, Pay as you go

RegionGeographyPrice / hourvs cheapest
East UScheapesteastusUnited States$1.630
East US 2eastus2United States$1.630
North Central USnorthcentralusUnited States$1.630
West US 2westus2United States$1.630
West US 3westus3United States$1.630
Central IndiacentralindiaIndia$1.680+3%
Jio India WestjioindiawestIndia$1.680+3%
Canada CentralcanadacentralCanada$1.793+10%
Central UScentralusUnited States$1.840+13%
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestMalaysia$1.907+17%
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralIndonesia$1.908+17%
Australia EastaustraliaeastAustralia$1.955+20%
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaUS Government$1.956+20%
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaUS Government$1.956+20%
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$1.960+20%

Every pricing model in East US

Pricing modelLinuxWindows
Pay as you go$1.630$2.180
Spot$0.3012$0.4029
Savings plan, 1 year$1.125$1.675*
Savings plan, 3 years$0.5703$1.120*
Reserved instance, 1 year$0.9481$1.498*
Reserved instance, 3 years$0.4577$1.008*
Low priority$0.3260$0.8720
Dev/Test$1.630$1.630

About these prices

Retail list prices excluding tax, storage, networking and any Enterprise Agreement or CSP discount. A listed price does not guarantee quota or capacity in a region, and moving region can change latency, data residency and egress costs.

Reserved instance and savings plan rates are the commitment price spread across the term and are sold without an OS licence. Azure publishes no meter for every combination, so a rate marked * is derived: a Windows commitment rate is the Linux rate plus the Windows pay-as-you-go surcharge, and a missing Dev/Test rate is the Linux pay-as-you-go rate, since Dev/Test only discounts the Windows licence.