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Standard_L80s_v3 on Databricks

Standard_L80s_v3 is a storage optimized Azure worker type with 80 vCPUs and 640 GB of memory. On Databricks it uses 27.5 DBUs an hour, so 1 node on Jobs Compute in East US costs $15.21 an hour: $8.25 for the DBUs and $6.96 to Azure for the machine.

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Standard_L80s_v3 at a glance

vCPUs
80
Memory
640 GB
Own SSD
19,200 GB
DBUs an hour
27.5
Classic compute
With Photon
68.75
DBUs an hour, Jobs Compute
1 node an hour
$15.21
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.

ComputeDBUs an hourA DBUDatabricksMachineAn hour
Jobs Compute27.5$0.30$8.25$6.96$15.21
Jobs Compute + Photon68.75$0.30$20.63$6.96$27.59
All-Purpose Compute27.5$0.55$15.13$6.96$22.09
All-Purpose Compute + Photon55$0.55$30.25$6.96$37.21
Lakeflow pipelines Core27.5$0.30$8.25$6.96$15.21
Lakeflow pipelines Pro27.5$0.38$10.45$6.96$17.41
Lakeflow pipelines Advanced27.5$0.54$14.85$6.96$21.81

In each region

1 node an hour on Jobs Compute, Premium, cheapest first.

RegionMachineAn hour
East US$6.96$15.21
East US 2$6.98$15.23
West US 2$6.98$15.23
West US 3$6.98$15.23
Sweden Central$7.28$15.53
Canada Central$7.68$15.93
North Europe$7.68$15.93
Central US$7.87$16.12
Central India$7.92$16.17
UK South$8.08$16.33
France Central$8.08$16.33
Japan East$8.18$16.43
West Europe$8.32$16.57
Germany West Central$8.32$16.57
Southeast Asia$8.36$16.61
Australia East$8.36$16.61
Brazil South$11.12$19.37

Questions

How many DBUs does Standard_L80s_v3 use on Databricks?
Standard_L80s_v3 uses 27.5 DBUs an hour on Databricks classic compute without Photon. With Photon it uses 68.75 DBUs an hour on Jobs Compute and 55 on All-Purpose Compute, as Databricks' price list gives them.
How much does Standard_L80s_v3 cost an hour on Databricks?
In East US, 1 Standard_L80s_v3 node on Jobs Compute costs $15.21 an hour: $8.25 to Databricks for 27.5 DBUs at $0.30 each, and $6.96 to Azure for the machine. On All-Purpose Compute the same node costs $22.09 an hour, and on Lakeflow pipelines Core $15.21. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
Does Photon cost more on Standard_L80s_v3?
Yes, by the hour: with Photon, 1 Standard_L80s_v3 node on Jobs Compute in East US costs $27.59 an hour instead of $15.21, because it uses 68.75 DBUs an hour instead of 27.5. It saves money only when the job finishes fast enough to make up the difference.
Which region is cheapest for Standard_L80s_v3 on Databricks?
East US, at $15.21 an hour for 1 node on Jobs Compute, against $19.37 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_L80s_v3 on the other clouds?
The nearest worker types of the same kind are i4i.16xlarge on AWS and n2-standard-80 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 down from Standard_L80s_v3?
Standard_L80s_v3 is the largest size of its family listed here. One size down is Standard_L64s_v3, at 22 DBUs an hour.