Resource limits for single databases using the vCore purchasing model

Applies to: Azure SQL Database

This article provides the detailed resource limits for single databases in Azure SQL Database using the vCore purchasing model.

Important

Each read-only replica of a database has its own resources, such as vCores, memory, data IOPS, tempdb, workers, and sessions. Each read-only replica is subject to the resource limits detailed later in this article.

You can set the service tier, compute size (service objective), and storage amount for a single database using:

Note

The Gen5 hardware in the vCore purchasing model has been renamed to standard-series (Gen5).

General purpose - serverless compute - standard-series (Gen5)

The serverless compute tier is currently available on standard-series (Gen5) hardware only.

General Purpose Serverless Standard-series (Gen5) compute (part 1 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) GP_S_Gen5_1 GP_S_Gen5_2 GP_S_Gen5_4 GP_S_Gen5_6 GP_S_Gen5_8
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Min-max vCores 0.5 - 1 0.5 - 2 0.5 - 4 0.75 - 6 1.0 - 8
Min-max memory (GB) 2.02 - 3 2.05 - 6 2.10 - 12 2.25 - 18 3.00 - 24
Min-max auto-pause delay (minutes) 60 - 10,080 60 - 10,080 60 - 10,080 60 - 10,080 60 - 10,080
Columnstore support Yes 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 512 1024 1024 1024 2048
Max log size (GB) 2 154 307 307 307 614
Tempdb max data size (GB) 32 64 128 192 256
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 3 320 640 1280 1920 2560
Max log rate (MBps) 4.5 9 18 27 36
Max concurrent workers 75 150 300 450 600
Max concurrent external connections 4 7 15 30 45 60
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 Service objectives with smaller max vCore configurations may have insufficient memory for creating and using columnstore indexes. If encountering performance problems with columnstore, increase the max vCore configuration to increase the max memory available.

2 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

3 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General Purpose Serverless Standard-series (Gen5) compute (part 2 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) GP_S_Gen5_10 GP_S_Gen5_12 GP_S_Gen5_14 GP_S_Gen5_16 GP_S_Gen5_18
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Min-max vCores 1.25-10 1.50-12 1.75-14 2.00-16 2.25-18
Min-max memory (GB) 3.75-30 4.50-36 5.25-42 6.00-48 6.75-54
Min-max auto-pause delay (minutes) 60-10,080 60-10,080 60-10,080 60-10,080 60-10,080
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 2048 3072 3072 3072 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 614 922 922 922 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 320 384 448 512 576
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 3200 3840 4480 5120 5760
Max log rate (MBps) 45 50 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 750 900 1050 1200 1350
Max concurrent external connections 3 75 90 105 120 135
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General Purpose Standard-series Serverless (Gen5) compute (part 3 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) GP_S_Gen5_20 GP_S_Gen5_24 GP_S_Gen5_32 GP_S_Gen5_40 GP_S_Gen5_80 3
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Min-max vCores 2.5-20 3-24 4-32 5-40 10-80
Min-max memory (GB) 7.5-60 9-72 12-96 15-120 30-240
Min-max auto-pause delay (minutes) 60-10,080 60-10,080 60-10,080 60-10,080 60-10,080
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 3072 4096 4096 4096 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 922 1024 1024 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 640 768 1024 1280 2560
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 6,400 7,680 10,240 12,800 12,800
Max log rate (MBps) 50 50 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 1500 1800 2400 3000 6000
Max concurrent external connections 4 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 For specific regions where 80 max vcores in serverless is available, see Available regions.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - serverless compute - Gen 5

The serverless compute tier is currently available on Gen5 hardware only.

Gen5 compute generation (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) HS_S_Gen5_2 HS_S_Gen5_4 HS_S_Gen5_6 HS_S_Gen5_8 HS_S_Gen5_10 HS_S_Gen5_12 HS_S_Gen5_14
Compute generation Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Min-max vCores 0.5-2 0.5-4 0.75-6 1-8 1.25-10 1.5-12 1.75-14
Min-max memory (GB) 2.05-6 2.10-12 2.25-18 3.00-24 3.75-30 4.50-36 5.25-42
Max RBPEX Size N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320 384 448
Storage type Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1
Max local SSD IOPS 2 8000 16000 24000 32000 40000 48000 56000
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
IO latency (approximate) Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3
Max concurrent workers 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. Review Hyperscale service tier for more information.
2 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.
3 Latency is 1-2 ms for data on local compute replica SSD, which caches most used data pages. Higher latency for data retrieved from page servers.

Gen5 compute generation (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) HS_S_Gen5_16 HS_S_Gen5_18 HS_S_Gen5_20 HS_S_Gen5_24 HS_S_Gen5_32 HS_S_Gen5_40 HS_S_Gen5_80
Compute generation Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Min-max vCores 2-16 2.25-18 2.25-20 3-24 4-32 5-40 10-80
Min-max memory (GB) 6.00-48 6.75-54 7.5-60 9-72 12-96 15-120 30-240
Max RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 512 576 640 768 1024 1280 2560
Storage type Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1 Multi-tiered 1
Max local SSD IOPS 2 64000 72000 80000 96000 128000 160000 204800
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
IO latency (approximate) Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3 Variable 3
Max concurrent workers 1200 1350 1500 1800 2400 3000 6000
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview Available in preview
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. Review Hyperscale service tier for more information.
2 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.
3 Latency is 1-2 ms for data on local compute replica SSD, which caches most used data pages. Higher latency for data retrieved from page servers.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - standard-series (Gen5)

Hyperscale Standard-series (Gen5) compute generation (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) HS_Gen5_2 HS_Gen5_4 HS_Gen5_6 HS_Gen5_8 HS_Gen5_10 HS_Gen5_12 HS_Gen5_14
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Memory (GB) 10.4 20.8 31.1 41.5 51.9 62.3 72.7
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320 384 448
Max local SSD IOPS 1 8000 16,000 24,000 32,000 40,000 48,000 56,000
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Max concurrent external connections 4 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are approximate and representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale Standard-series (Gen5) compute generation (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) HS_Gen5_16 HS_Gen5_18 HS_Gen5_20 HS_Gen5_24 HS_Gen5_32 HS_Gen5_40 HS_Gen5_80
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 16 18 20 24 32 40 80
Memory (GB) 83 93.4 103.8 124.6 166.1 207.6 415.2
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 512 576 640 768 1024 1280 2560
Max local SSD IOPS 1 64,000 72,000 80,000 96,000 128,000 160,000 204,800
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 1600 1800 2000 2400 3200 4000 8000
Max concurrent external connections 4 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - DC-series

Compute size (service objective) HS_DC_2 HS_DC_4 HS_DC_6 HS_DC_8
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
vCores 2 4 6 8
Memory (GB) 9 18 27 36
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256
Max local SSD IOPS 1 14,000 28,000 42,000 44,800
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 160 320 480 640
Max concurrent external connections 4 16 32 48 64
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - Premium-series

Hyperscale - Premium-series (part 1 of 3)

SLOs in the Hyperscale premium-series tier use the naming convention HS_PRMS_ followed by the number of vCores, for example, HS_PRMS_10.

vCores 2 4 6 8 10
Hardware Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series
Memory (GB) 10.4 20.8 31.1 41.5 51.9
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320
Max local SSD IOPS 1 8,000 16,000 24,000 32,000 40,000
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent external connections 4 20 40 60 80 100
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - Premium-series (part 2 of 3)

SLOs in the Hyperscale premium-series tier use the naming convention HS_PRMS_ followed by the number of vCores, for example, HS_PRMS_10.

vCores 12 14 16 18 20
Hardware Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series
Memory (GB) 62.3 72.7 83.0 93.4 103.8
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 384 448 512 576 640
Max local SSD IOPS 1 48,000 56,000 64,000 72,000 80,000
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000
Max concurrent external connections 4 120 140 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - Premium-series (part 3 of 3)

SLOs in the Hyperscale premium-series tier use the naming convention HS_PRMS_ followed by the number of vCores, for example, HS_PRMS_10.

vCores 24 32 40 80 128
Memory (GB) 124.6 166.1 207.6 415.2 625
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 768 1024 1280 2560 4096
Max local SSD IOPS 1 96,000 128,000 160,000 320,000 327,680
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 2,400 3,200 4,000 8,000 12,800
Max concurrent external connections 4 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - Premium-series memory optimized

Hyperscale - Premium-series memory optimized (part 1 of 3)

SLOs in the Premium-series memory optimized tier use the naming convention HS_MOPRMS_ followed by the number of vCores, for example, HS_MOPRMS_10.

vCores 2 4 6 8 10
Hardware Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series
Memory (GB) 20.8 41.5 62.3 83 103.8
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320
Max local SSD IOPS 1 10,240 20,480 30,720 40,960 51,200
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent external connections 4 20 40 60 80 100
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - Premium-series memory optimized (part 2 of 3)

SLOs in the Premium-series memory optimized tier use the naming convention HS_MOPRMS_ followed by the number of vCores, for example, HS_MOPRMS_10.

vCores 12 14 16 18 20
Hardware Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series
Memory (GB) 124.6 145.3 166.1 186.9 207.6
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 384 448 512 576 640
Max local SSD IOPS 1 61,440 71,680 81,920 92,160 102,400
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000
Max concurrent external connections 4 120 140 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Hyperscale - Premium-series memory optimized (part 3 of 3)

SLOs in the Premium-series memory optimized tier use the naming convention HS_MOPRMS_ followed by the number of vCores, for example, HS_MOPRMS_10.

vCores 24 32 40 80
Memory (GB) 249.1 332.2 415.2 830.5
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 768 1024 1280 2560
Max local SSD IOPS 1 122,880 163,840 204,800 327,680
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 2,400 3,200 4,000 8,000
Max concurrent external connections 4 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General purpose - provisioned compute - standard-series (Gen5)

General purpose Standard-series (Gen5) compute (part 1 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Gen5_2 GP_Gen5_4 GP_Gen5_6 GP_Gen5_8 GP_Gen5_10
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 2 4 6 8 10
Memory (GB) 10.4 20.8 31.1 41.5 51.9
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 1024 1024 1536 2048 2048
Max log size (GB) 1 307 307 461 461 461
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 640 1280 1920 2560 3200
Max log rate (MBps) 9 18 27 36 45
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent external connections 3 20 40 60 80 100
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General purpose Standard-series (Gen5) compute (part 2 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Gen5_12 GP_Gen5_14 GP_Gen5_16 GP_Gen5_18 GP_Gen5_20
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 12 14 16 18 20
Memory (GB) 62.3 72.7 83 93.4 103.8
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 3072 3072 3072 3072 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 922 922 922 922 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 384 384 512 576 640
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 3,840 4,480 5,120 5,760 6,400
Max log rate (MBps) 50 50 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000
Max concurrent external connections 3 120 140 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General purpose Standard-series (Gen5) compute (part 3 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Gen5_24 GP_Gen5_32 GP_Gen5_40 GP_Gen5_80 GP_Gen5_128
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 24 32 40 80 1284
Memory (GB) 124.6 166.1 207.6 415.2 625
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 768 1024 1280 2560 2560
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 7,680 10,240 12,800 12,800 16,000
Max log rate (MBps) 50 50 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 2,400 3,200 4,000 8,000 12,800
Max concurrent external connections 3 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

4 The 128 vCore offering is currently in preview.

General purpose - provisioned compute - Fsv2-series

General Purpose Fsv2-series Hardware (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Fsv2_8 GP_Fsv2_10 GP_Fsv2_12 GP_Fsv2_14 GP_Fsv2_16
Hardware Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series
vCores 8 10 12 14 16
Memory (GB) 15.1 18.9 22.7 26.5 30.2
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 1024 1024 1024 1024 1536
Max log size (GB) 1 336 336 336 336 512
Tempdb max data size (GB) 37 46 56 65 74
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 2560 3200 3840 4480 5120
Max log rate (MBps) 36 45 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 400 500 600 700 800
Max concurrent logins 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
Max concurrent external connections 3 40 50 60 70 80
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General Purpose Fsv2-series hardware (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Fsv2_18 GP_Fsv2_20 GP_Fsv2_24 GP_Fsv2_32 GP_Fsv2_36 GP_Fsv2_72
Hardware Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series
vCores 18 20 24 32 36 72
Memory (GB) 34.0 37.8 45.4 60.5 68.0 136.0
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 1536 1536 1536 3072 3072 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 512 512 512 1024 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 83 93 111 148 167 333
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 5760 6400 7680 10,240 11,520 12,800
Max log rate (MBps) 50 50 50 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 900 1000 1200 1600 1800 3600
Max concurrent logins 1800 2000 2400 3200 3600 7200
Max concurrent external connections 3 90 100 120 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General purpose - provisioned compute - DC-series

Compute size (service objective) GP_DC_2 GP_DC_4 GP_DC_6 GP_DC_8
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
vCores 2 4 6 8
Memory (GB) 9 18 27 36
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 1024 1536 3072 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 307 461 922 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 640 1280 1920 2560
Max log rate (MBps) 9 18 27 36
Max concurrent workers 160 320 480 640
Max concurrent external connections 3 16 32 48 64
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business critical - provisioned compute - standard-series (Gen5)

Business critical Standard-series (Gen5) compute generation (part 1 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) BC_Gen5_2 BC_Gen5_4 BC_Gen5_6 BC_Gen5_8 BC_Gen5_10
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 2 4 6 8 10
Memory (GB) 10.4 20.8 31.1 41.5 51.9
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 1.57 3.14 4.71 6.28 8.65
Max data size (GB) 1024 1024 1536 2048 2048
Max log size (GB) 1 307 307 461 461 461
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320
Max local storage size (GB) 4829 4829 4829 4829 4829
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 8000 16,000 24,000 32,000 40,000
Max log rate (MBps) 24 48 72 96 96
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent logins 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent external connections 3 20 40 60 80 100
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business critical Standard-series (Gen5) compute generation (part 2 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) BC_Gen5_12 BC_Gen5_14 BC_Gen5_16 BC_Gen5_18 BC_Gen5_20
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 12 14 16 18 20
Memory (GB) 62.3 72.7 83 93.4 103.8
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 11.02 13.39 15.77 18.14 20.51
Max data size (GB) 3072 3072 3072 3072 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 922 922 922 922 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 384 448 512 576 640
Max local storage size (GB) 4829 4829 4829 4829 4829
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 48,000 56,000 64,000 72,000 80,000
Max log rate (MBps) 96 96 96 96 96
Max concurrent workers 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Max concurrent logins 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Max concurrent external connections 3 120 140 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business critical Standard-series (Gen5) compute generation (part 3 of 3)

Compute size (service objective) BC_Gen5_24 BC_Gen5_32 BC_Gen5_40 BC_Gen5_80 BC_Gen5_128
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
vCores 24 32 40 80 1284
Memory (GB) 124.6 166.1 207.6 415.2 625
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 25.25 37.94 52.23 131.64 227.02
Max data size (GB) 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 768 1024 1280 2560 2560
Max local storage size (GB) 4829 4829 4829 4829 4829
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 96,000 128,000 160,000 204,800 327,680
Max log rate (MBps) 96 96 96 96 96
Max concurrent workers 2400 3200 4000 8000 12,800
Max concurrent logins 2400 3200 4000 8000 8000
Max concurrent external connections 3 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

4 The 128 vCore offering is currently in preview.

Business Critical - provisioned compute - M-series

For important information about M-series hardware availability, see Azure offer types supported by M-series.

Business Critical M-series hardware (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) BC_M_8 BC_M_10 BC_M_12 BC_M_14 BC_M_16 BC_M_18
Hardware M-series M-series M-series M-series M-series M-series
vCores 8 10 12 14 16 18
Memory (GB) 235.4 294.3 353.2 412.0 470.9 529.7
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 64 80 96 112 128 150
Max data size (GB) 512 640 768 896 1024 1152
Max log size (GB) 1 171 213 256 299 341 384
Tempdb max data size (GB) 256 320 384 448 512 576
Max local storage size (GB) 13,836 13,836 13,836 13,836 13,836 13,836
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 12,499 15,624 18,748 21,873 24,998 28,123
Max log rate (MBps) 48 60 72 84 96 108
Max concurrent workers 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
Max concurrent logins 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
Max concurrent external connections 3 80 100 120 140 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ No No No No No No
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business Critical M-series hardware (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) BC_M_20 BC_M_24 BC_M_32 BC_M_64 BC_M_128
Hardware M-series M-series M-series M-series M-series
vCores 20 24 32 64 128
Memory (GB) 588.6 706.3 941.8 1883.5 3767.0
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 172 216 304 704 1768
Max data size (GB) 1280 1536 2048 4096 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 427 512 683 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 640 768 1024 2048 4096
Max local storage size (GB) 13,836 13,836 13,836 13,836 13,836
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 31,248 37,497 49,996 99,993 160,000
Max log rate (MBps) 120 144 192 264 264
Max concurrent workers 2,000 2,400 3,200 6,400 12,800
Max concurrent logins 2,000 2,400 3,200 6,400 12,800
Max concurrent external connections 3 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ No No No No No
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business Critical - provisioned compute - DC-series

Compute size (service objective) BC_DC_2 BC_DC_4 BC_DC_6 BC_DC_8
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
vCores 2 4 6 8
Memory (GB) 9 18 27 36
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 1.7 3.7 5.9 8.2
Max data size (GB) 768 768 768 768
Max log size (GB) 1 230 230 230 230
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256
Max local storage size (GB) 1406 1406 1406 1406
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 14,000 28,000 42,000 44,800
Max log rate (MBps) 24 48 72 96
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800
Max concurrent logins 200 400 600 800
Max concurrent external connections 3 20 40 60 80
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ No No No No
Read Scale-out No No No No
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Previously available hardware

This section includes details on previously available hardware.

Important

Gen4 hardware is being retired and is not available for new deployments, as announced on December 18, 2019. Customers using Gen4 hardware for Azure SQL Database, or Azure SQL Managed Instance should migrate to currently available hardware, such as standard-series (Gen5), before March 31, 2023. Existing Gen4 databases, elastic pools, and SQL managed instances will be migrated automatically to equivalent standard-series (Gen5) hardware.

Downtime caused by automatic migration will be minimal and similar to downtime during scaling operations within selected service tier. To avoid unplanned interruptions to workloads, migrate proactively at the time of your choice before March 31, 2023. For more information on Gen4 hardware retirement and migration to current hardware, see our blog post on Gen4 retirement.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - Gen4

Hyperscale Gen4 hardware (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) HS_Gen4_1 HS_Gen4_2 HS_Gen4_3 HS_Gen4_4 HS_Gen4_5 HS_Gen4_6
Hardware Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4
vCores 1 2 3 4 5 6
Memory (GB) 7 14 21 28 35 42
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 32 64 96 128 160 192
Max local SSD IOPS 1 4000 8000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Max concurrent external connections 4 20 40 60 80 100 120
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are approximate and representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

Hyperscale Gen4 hardware (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) HS_Gen4_7 HS_Gen4_8 HS_Gen4_9 HS_Gen4_10 HS_Gen4_16 HS_Gen4_24
Hardware Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4
vCores 7 8 9 10 16 24
Memory (GB) 49 56 63 70 112 159.5
RBPEX Size 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory 3X Memory
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (TB) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Max log size (TB) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Tempdb max data size (GB) 224 256 288 320 512 768
Max local SSD IOPS 1 28,000 32,000 36,000 40,000 64,000 76,800
Max log rate (MBps) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Local read IO latency2 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Remote read IO latency2 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms 1-5 ms
Write IO latency2 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms 3-5 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 1400 1600 1800 2000 3200 4800
Max concurrent external connections 4 140 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Secondary replicas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup storage retention 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

1 Besides local SSD IO, workloads will use remote page server IO. Effective IOPS will depend on workload. For details, see Data IO Governance, and Data IO in resource utilization statistics.

2 Latency numbers are approximate and representative for typical workloads at steady state, but are not guaranteed.

3 Hyperscale is a multi-tiered architecture with separate compute and storage components. For more information, see Hyperscale service tier architecture.

4 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General purpose - provisioned compute - Gen4

Important

New Gen4 databases are no longer supported in the Australia East or Brazil South regions.

General Purpose Gen4 hardware (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Gen4_1 GP_Gen4_2 GP_Gen4_3 GP_Gen4_4 GP_Gen4_5 GP_Gen4_6
Hardware Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4
vCores 1 2 3 4 5 6
Memory (GB) 7 14 21 28 35 42
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 1024 1024 1536 1536 1536 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 307 307 461 461 461 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 32 64 96 128 160 192
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 320 640 960 1280 1600 1920
Max log rate (MBps) 4.5 9 13.5 18 22.5 27
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Max concurrent external connections 3 20 40 60 80 100 120
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

General Purpose Gen4 hardware (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) GP_Gen4_7 GP_Gen4_8 GP_Gen4_9 GP_Gen4_10 GP_Gen4_16 GP_Gen4_24
Hardware Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4
vCores 7 8 9 10 16 24
Memory (GB) 49 56 63 70 112 159.5
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Max data size (GB) 3072 3072 3072 3072 4096 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 922 922 922 922 1229 1229
Tempdb max data size (GB) 224 256 288 320 512 768
Storage type Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD Remote SSD
Read IO latency (approximate) 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms 5-10 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms 5-7 ms
Max data IOPS 2 2240 2560 2880 3200 5120 7680
Max log rate (MBps) 31.5 36 40.5 45 50 50
Max concurrent workers 1400 1600 1800 2000 3200 4800
Max concurrent external connections 3 140 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Multi-AZ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Read Scale-out N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business critical - provisioned compute - Gen4

Important

New Gen4 databases are no longer supported in the Australia East or Brazil South regions.

Business critical Gen4 hardware (part 1 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) BC_Gen4_1 BC_Gen4_2 BC_Gen4_3 BC_Gen4_4 BC_Gen4_5 BC_Gen4_6
Hardware Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4
vCores 1 2 3 4 5 6
Memory (GB) 7 14 21 28 35 42
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Max data size (GB) 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Max log size (GB) 1 307 307 307 307 307 307
Tempdb max data size (GB) 32 64 96 128 160 192
Max local storage size (GB) 1356 1356 1356 1356 1356 1356
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000
Max log rate (MBps) 8 16 24 32 40 48
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Max concurrent logins 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Max concurrent external connections 3 20 40 60 80 100 120
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

Business critical Gen4 hardware (part 2 of 2)

Compute size (service objective) BC_Gen4_7 BC_Gen4_8 BC_Gen4_9 BC_Gen4_10 BC_Gen4_16 BC_Gen4_24
Hardware Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4 Gen4
vCores 7 8 9 10 16 24
Memory (GB) 49 56 63 70 112 159.5
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 7 8 9.5 11 20 36
Storage type Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD Local SSD
Max data size (GB) 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Max log size (GB) 1 307 307 307 307 307 307
Tempdb max data size (GB) 224 256 288 320 512 768
Max local storage size (GB) 1356 1356 1356 1356 1356 1356
Read IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Write IO latency (approximate) 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms 1-2 ms
Max data IOPS 2 28,000 32,000 36,000 40,000 64,000 76,800
Max log rate (MBps) 56 64 64 64 64 64
Max concurrent workers 1400 1600 1800 2000 3200 4800
Max concurrent logins 1400 1600 1800 2000 3200 4800
Max concurrent external connections 3 140 150 150 150 150 150
Max concurrent sessions 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Number of replicas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Multi-AZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read Scale-out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Included backup storage 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size 1X DB size

1 For documented max data size values. Reducing max data size reduces max log size proportionally.

2 The maximum value for IO sizes ranging between 8 KB and 64 KB. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. For details, see Data IO Governance.

3 See External Connections for additional details on what counts as an external connection.

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