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The Standard_M96bs_v3 is a memory optimised instance in the Mbsv3 family with 96 vCPU and 768 GiB of memory on Intel Sapphire Rapids. It costs $6,110.10 a month on-demand in eastus2 (Virginia) and is offered in 29 regions.
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| Pod requests | Pods | Per pod, a month |
|---|---|---|
| 100m CPU, 128 MiB | 110pod cap | $55.55 |
| 250m CPU, 512 MiB | 110pod cap | $55.55 |
| 500m CPU, 1 GiB | 110pod cap | $55.55 |
| 1 CPU, 4 GiB | 95cpu | $64.32 |
Node share from GKE's published kube-reserved formula plus a 100 MiB eviction threshold; EKS and AKS keep similar amounts. DaemonSets take more on top. At most 110 pods per node, the kubelet default.
First year, 3 instances
Spot saves $179,314 a year
Reserved capacity is billed every hour of the month whether it runs or not.
Bars are on-demand per hour; the teal mark is spot. Price per vCPU varies by 33% across sizes.
No grid or power data for this type in eastus2.
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List prices from Microsoft Azure in US dollars, before discounts, credits and taxes. A month is 730 hours, a year 8,760. Azure pricing page