M16bds_v3
The 'M' family of VM size series are one of Azure's ultra memory-optimized VM instances designed for extremely memory-intensive workloads, such as large in-memory databases, data warehousing, and high-performance computing (HPC).
The M16bds_v3 is a azure vm instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for vm workloads.
Last updated at Wed Apr 29 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Memory (GB) | 128 |
| CPU Architecture | x64 |
| Capacity Support | True |
| VM Generations | V2 |
| VM Deployment Types | IaaS |
| Network | Value |
| Accelerated Networking | True |
| Storage | Value |
| Local Temp Storage (MB) | 409600 |
| Cache/Temp Storage Throughput (IOPS) | 10000 |
| Cache/Temp Storage Read/Write Throughput (Bytes/s) | 100000000 |
| Uncached Disk Throughput (IOPS) | 44000 |
| Uncached Disk Read/Write Throughput (Bytes/s) | 1000000000 |
| Premium I/O | True |
| Ultra Disks Supported | False, True |
| Encryption | True |
| Memory Maintenance | False |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| M16bds_v3 | 16 | 128 |
| M32bds_v3 | 32 | 256 |
| M48bds_v3 | 48 | 384 |
| M64bds_v3 | 64 | 512 |
| M64-32bds_1_v3 | 64 | 1397 |
| M64bds_1_v3 | 64 | 1397 |
| M96bds_v3 | 96 | 768 |
| M96-48bds_2_v3 | 96 | 1946 |
| M96bds_2_v3 | 96 | 1946 |
| M128-64bds_v3 | 128 | 1024 |
| M128bds_v3 | 128 | 1024 |
| M128-64bds_3_v3 | 128 | 2794 |
| M128bds_3_v3 | 128 | 2794 |
| M176-88bds_v3 | 176 | 1536 |
| M176bds_v3 | 176 | 1536 |
| M176-88bds_4_v3 | 176 | 3892 |
| M176bds_4_v3 | 176 | 3892 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| E16-4as_v5 | 16 | 128 |
| DC16ds_v3 | 16 | 128 |
| DC16s_v3 | 16 | 128 |
| E16-4ads_v5 | 16 | 128 |
| E16-4ads_v7 | 16 | 128 |
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