48 vCPU 384 GiB memory x64 Memory optimized, Ev3 series
Hourly USD list prices, cheapest first. Per month assumes 730 hours. Reservations and savings plans are effective hourly rates for compute only.
| Region | Linux | Per month | Windows | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US Cheapest | $3.024 | $2,207.52 | $5.232 | $1.421 −53% |
| East US 2 | $3.024 | $2,207.52 | $5.232 | $1.421 −53% |
| West US 2 | $3.024 | $2,207.52 | $5.232 | $1.421 −53% |
| West US 3 | $3.024 | $2,207.52 | $5.232 | $1.421 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $3.216 | $2,347.68 | $5.424 | $1.769 −45% |
| Central India | $3.281 | $2,395.13 | $5.489 | $1.805 −45% |
| Canada Central | $3.311 | $2,417.03 | $5.520 | $1.821 −45% |
| North Europe | $3.384 | $2,470.32 | $5.592 | $1.861 −45% |
| South Central US | $3.499 | $2,554.27 | $5.707 | $1.645 −53% |
| Central US | $3.501 | $2,555.73 | $5.709 | $1.645 −53% |
| Italy North | $3.552 | $2,592.96 | $5.760 | $1.847 −48% |
| UK South | $3.553 | $2,593.69 | $5.761 | $1.954 −45% |
| Australia East | $3.623 | $2,644.79 | $5.831 | $1.993 −45% |
| UAE North | $3.629 | $2,649.17 | $5.837 | $1.996 −45% |
| Japan East | $3.647 | $2,662.31 | $5.855 | $2.006 −45% |
| Korea Central | $3.647 | $2,662.31 | $5.855 | $2.006 −45% |
| West Europe | $3.647 | $2,662.31 | $5.855 | $2.006 −45% |
| Germany West Central | $3.648 | $2,663.04 | $5.856 | $2.006 −45% |
| Poland Central | $3.648 | $2,663.04 | $5.856 | $2.006 −45% |
| France Central | $3.740 | $2,730.20 | $5.948 | $2.057 −45% |
| Southeast Asia | $3.840 | $2,803.20 | $6.048 | $2.112 −45% |
| East Asia | $4.008 | $2,925.84 | $6.216 | $2.204 −45% |
| Switzerland North | $4.012 | $2,928.54 | $6.220 | $2.206 −45% |
| Brazil South | $5.637 | $4,115.01 | $7.845 | $3.100 −45% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_E48_v3 in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Same vCPU count, memory within 25%.
Standard_E48_v3 is a memory optimized Azure VM size (Ev3 series) with 48 vCPU and 384 GiB of memory, a 1200 GiB temporary disk and up to 32 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $3.024 per hour, about $2,207.52 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $5.232 per hour ($3,819.36 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $3.024 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $5.637 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($1.421/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.