standard hc44rs
$3.1680/hr
~$2312.64/month on-demand in eastus
The standard hc44rs is a High performance compute instance with 44 vCPUs and 352 GiB of memory, starting at $3.168 per hour or $0.708 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
Pricing varies by operating system
Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
1 Year
$2.7435/hr
~$2002.75/mo
Save 13%
3 Year
$2.4397/hr
~$1780.97/mo
Save 23%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
1 Year
$2.6928/hr
~$1965.75/mo
Save 15%
3 Year
$2.2176/hr
~$1618.86/mo
Save 30%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.7084/hr
~$517.11/mo
Save 78%
HC-series
Switch between sizes in eastus
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| standard hc44 16rs | 16 | 328 |
| standard hc44 32rs | 32 | 328 |
| standard hc44rs | 44 | 328 |
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for standard hc44rs
Processor
Architecturex64
vCPUs44
vCPUs per Core1
Memory352 GiB
Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB
Network
Accelerated Networking
RDMA
IPv6
Storage
Temp Storage1023 GB
NVMe Drive
Max Data Disks4
Uncached IOPS80,000
Uncached Throughput2000 MBps
Premium Storage
Ultra SSD
Security & Capabilities
GenerationCurrent
Confidential Computing
Trusted Launch
Encryption at Host
Spot/Low Priority
Memory-Preserving Maint.
Capacity Reservation
Burstable
Hyper-V GenerationsV1,V2
Regional Pricing Comparison
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