Azure Virtual Machine ( VM ) Sizes

VM (Virtual Machine) sizes in Azure can be configured in Visual Studio by double clicking the relevant Role and selecting the VM size from the dropdown:

Azure has four predefined VM’s :

• Small: 1 core processor, 1.7GB RAM, 250GB hard disk  - $0.12 per hour
• Medium: 2 core processors, 3.5GB RAM, 500GB hard disk – $0.24 per hour
• Large: 4 core processors, 7GB RAM, 1000GB hard disk – $0.48 per hour
• Extra large: 8 core processors, 15GB RAM, 2000GB hard disk – $0.96 per hour

Pricing is the standard Azure pricing as of April 2010