Standard_L48s_v3 on Databricks
Standard_L48s_v3 is a storage optimized Azure worker type with 48 vCPUs and 384 GB of memory. On Databricks it uses 16.5 DBUs an hour, so 1 node on Jobs Compute in East US costs $9.13 an hour: $4.95 for the DBUs and $4.18 to Azure for the machine.
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Standard_L48s_v3 at a glance
- vCPUs
- 48
- Memory
- 384 GB
- Own SSD
- 11,520 GB
- DBUs an hour
- 16.5
- Classic compute
- With Photon
- 41.25
- DBUs an hour, Jobs Compute
- 1 node an hour
- $9.13
- Jobs Compute, East US
1 node an hour on each kind of compute
In East US on the Premium plan. Databricks charges the DBUs, Azure the machine. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
| Compute | DBUs an hour | A DBU | Databricks | Machine | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs Compute | 16.5 | $0.30 | $4.95 | $4.18 | $9.13 |
| Jobs Compute + Photon | 41.25 | $0.30 | $12.38 | $4.18 | $16.55 |
| All-Purpose Compute | 16.5 | $0.55 | $9.08 | $4.18 | $13.25 |
| All-Purpose Compute + Photon | 33 | $0.55 | $18.15 | $4.18 | $22.33 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Core | 16.5 | $0.30 | $4.95 | $4.18 | $9.13 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Pro | 16.5 | $0.38 | $6.27 | $4.18 | $10.45 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Advanced | 16.5 | $0.54 | $8.91 | $4.18 | $13.09 |
In each region
1 node an hour on Jobs Compute, Premium, cheapest first.
| Region | Machine | An hour |
|---|---|---|
| East US | $4.18 | $9.13 |
| East US 2 | $4.19 | $9.14 |
| West US 2 | $4.19 | $9.14 |
| West US 3 | $4.19 | $9.14 |
| Sweden Central | $4.37 | $9.32 |
| Canada Central | $4.61 | $9.56 |
| North Europe | $4.61 | $9.56 |
| Central US | $4.72 | $9.67 |
| Central India | $4.75 | $9.70 |
| UK South | $4.85 | $9.80 |
| France Central | $4.85 | $9.80 |
| Japan East | $4.91 | $9.86 |
| West Europe | $4.99 | $9.94 |
| Germany West Central | $4.99 | $9.94 |
| Southeast Asia | $5.02 | $9.97 |
| Australia East | $5.02 | $9.97 |
| Brazil South | $6.67 | $11.62 |
Other storage optimized sizes
Questions
- How many DBUs does Standard_L48s_v3 use on Databricks?
- Standard_L48s_v3 uses 16.5 DBUs an hour on Databricks classic compute without Photon. With Photon it uses 41.25 DBUs an hour on Jobs Compute and 33 on All-Purpose Compute, as Databricks' price list gives them.
- How much does Standard_L48s_v3 cost an hour on Databricks?
- In East US, 1 Standard_L48s_v3 node on Jobs Compute costs $9.13 an hour: $4.95 to Databricks for 16.5 DBUs at $0.30 each, and $4.18 to Azure for the machine. On All-Purpose Compute the same node costs $13.25 an hour, and on Lakeflow pipelines Core $9.13. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
- Does Photon cost more on Standard_L48s_v3?
- Yes, by the hour: with Photon, 1 Standard_L48s_v3 node on Jobs Compute in East US costs $16.55 an hour instead of $9.13, because it uses 41.25 DBUs an hour instead of 16.5. It saves money only when the job finishes fast enough to make up the difference.
- Which region is cheapest for Standard_L48s_v3 on Databricks?
- East US, at $9.13 an hour for 1 node on Jobs Compute, against $11.62 in Brazil South, the dearest of the 17 regions listed here that offer it. Databricks charges the same for a DBU of Jobs Compute in every Azure region listed, so the gap is the machine.
- What is the same size as Standard_L48s_v3 on the other clouds?
- The nearest worker types of the same kind are i4i.16xlarge on AWS and n2-standard-48 on Google Cloud. Each cloud gives its own DBUs an hour for its types, so compare what a cluster costs in the calculator, not the DBUs alone.
- What is the next size up or down from Standard_L48s_v3?
- One size down is Standard_L32s_v3, at 11 DBUs an hour; one size up is Standard_L64s_v3, at 22. Within a family, DBUs and the machine price grow with the vCPUs, so 2 nodes of a size cost about what 1 node of twice the size costs.
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