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

Shrink operations should not be considered a regular maintenance operation. Data and log files that grow due to regular, recurring business operations do not require shrink operations.

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 compute - standard-series (Gen5) (part 1 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose serverless standard-series databases follow the naming convention GP_S_Gen5_ followed by the number of max vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_S_Gen5_1, GP_S_Gen5_2, GP_S_Gen5_4, GP_S_Gen5_6, and GP_S_Gen5_8:

Min-max vCores 0.5 - 1 0.5 - 2 0.5 - 4 0.75 - 6 1.0 - 8
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 logins 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 can 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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

General Purpose - serverless compute - standard-series (Gen5) (part 2 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose serverless standard-series databases follow the naming convention GP_S_Gen5_ followed by the number of max vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_S_Gen5_10, GP_S_Gen5_12, GP_S_Gen5_14, GP_S_Gen5_16, and GP_S_Gen5_18:

Min-max vCores 1.25-10 1.50-12 1.75-14 2.00-16 2.25-18
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 logins 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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

General Purpose - serverless compute - standard-series (Gen5) (part 3 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose serverless standard-series databases follow the naming convention GP_S_Gen5_ followed by the number of max vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_S_Gen5_20, GP_S_Gen5_24, GP_S_Gen5_32, GP_S_Gen5_40, and GP_S_Gen5_80:

Min-max vCores 2.5-20 3-24 4-32 5-40 10-80 3
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 logins 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 vCores in serverless is available, see Available regions.

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale - serverless compute - standard-series (Gen5)

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

Hyperscale - serverless compute - standard-series (Gen5) (part 1 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale serverless standard-series databases follow the naming convention HS_S_Gen5_ followed by the number of max vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_S_Gen5_2, HS_S_Gen5_4, HS_S_Gen5_6, HS_S_Gen5_8, HS_S_Gen5_10, HS_S_Gen5_12, and HS_S_Gen5_14:

Min-max vCores 0.5-2 0.5-4 0.75-6 1-8 1.25-10 1.5-12 1.75-14
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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
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 logins 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 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 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 - serverless compute - standard-series (Gen5) (part 2 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale serverless standard-series databases follow the naming convention HS_S_Gen5_ followed by the number of max vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_S_Gen5_16, HS_S_Gen5_18, HS_S_Gen5_20, HS_S_Gen5_24, HS_S_Gen5_32, HS_S_Gen5_40, and HS_S_Gen5_80:

Min-max vCores 2-16 2.25-18 2.25-20 3-24 4-32 5-40 10-80 4
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Min-max memory (GB) 6.00-48 6.75-54 7.5-60 9-72 12-96 15-120 30-240
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 logins 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 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 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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. 4 For specific regions where 80 vCores in serverless is available, see Available regions.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - standard-series (Gen5)

Hyperscale standard-series (Gen5) (part 1 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale standard-series databases follow the naming convention HS_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_Gen5_2, HS_Gen5_4, HS_Gen5_6, HS_Gen5_8, HS_Gen5_10, HS_Gen5_12, and HS_Gen5_14:

vCores 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Memory (GB) 10.4 20.8 31.1 41.5 51.9 62.3 72.7
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 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 logins 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale standard-series (Gen5) (part 2 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale standard-series databases follow the naming convention HS_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_Gen5_16, HS_Gen5_18, HS_Gen5_20, HS_Gen5_24, HS_Gen5_32, HS_Gen5_40, and HS_Gen5_80:

vCores 16 18 20 24 32 40 80
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
Memory (GB) 83 93.4 103.8 124.6 166.1 207.6 415.2
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 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 logins 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - DC-series

Hyperscale DC-series (part 1 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale DC-series databases follow the naming convention HS_DC_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_DC_2, HS_DC_4, HS_DC_6, HS_DC_8, HS_DC_10, and HS_DC_12:

vCores 2 4 6 8 10 12
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
Memory (GB) 9 18 27 36 45 54
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) 64 128 192 256 320 384
Max local SSD IOPS 1 14,000 28,000 42,000 44,800 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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 160 320 480 640 800 960
Max concurrent logins 160 320 480 640 800 960
Max concurrent external connections 4 16 32 48 64 80 150
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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale DC-series (part 2 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale DC-series databases follow the naming convention HS_DC_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_DC_14, HS_DC_16, HS_DC_18, HS_DC_20, HS_DC_32, and HS_DC_40:

vCores 14 16 18 20 32 40
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
Memory (GB) 63 72 81 90 144 180
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) 448 512 576 640 1024 1280
Max local SSD IOPS 1 89,600 102,400 115,200 128,000 204,800 256,000
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 1120 1280 1440 1600 2560 3200
Max concurrent logins 1120 1280 1440 1600 2560 3200
Max concurrent external connections 4 150 150 150 150 150 150
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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - premium-series

Although the published Hyperscale resource limits for standard-series and premium-series are the same, premium-series offers faster CPU performance compared to standard-series, and scales up to 128 vCores, compared to 80 vCores for standard-series. Resources using premium-series are guaranteed to run on hardware with newer CPUs. Standard-series does not provide this guarantee and, depending on availability, resources can be placed on older hardware. There is no price difference between the two, but premium-series might not be available in all regions.

Hyperscale premium-series (part 1 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale premium-series databases follow the naming convention HS_PRMS_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_PRMS_2, HS_PRMS_4, HS_PRMS_6, HS_PRMS_8, and 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
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent logins 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale premium-series (part 2 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale premium-series databases follow the naming convention HS_PRMS_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_PRMS_12, HS_PRMS_14, HS_PRMS_16, HS_PRMS_18, and HS_PRMS_20:

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
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 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 logins 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale premium-series (part 3 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale premium-series databases follow the naming convention HS_PRMS_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_PRMS_24, HS_PRMS_32, HS_PRMS_40, HS_PRMS_64, HS_PRMS_80, and HS_PRMS_128:

vCores 24 32 40 64 80 128
Hardware Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series
Memory (GB) 124.6 166.1 207.6 332.2 415.2 625
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) 768 1,024 1,280 2,048 2,560 4,096
Max local SSD IOPS 1 96,000 128,000 160,000 256,000 320,000 327,680
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 2,400 3,200 4,000 6,400 8,000 12,800
Max concurrent logins 2,400 3,200 4,000 6,400 8,000 12,800
Max concurrent external connections 4 150 150 150 150 150 150
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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Hyperscale - provisioned compute - premium-series memory optimized

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale premium-series memory optimized databases follow the naming convention HS_MOPRMS_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_MOPRMS_2, HS_MOPRMS_4, HS_MOPRMS_6, HS_MOPRMS_8, and 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
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 1000
Max concurrent logins 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale premium-series memory optimized databases follow the naming convention HS_MOPRMS_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_MOPRMS_12, HS_MOPRMS_14, HS_MOPRMS_16, HS_MOPRMS_18, and HS_MOPRMS_20:

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
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 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 logins 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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for Hyperscale premium-series memory optimized databases follow the naming convention HS_MOPRMS_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: HS_MOPRMS_24, HS_MOPRMS_32, HS_MOPRMS_40, HS_MOPRMS_64, and HS_MOPRMS_80:

vCores 24 32 40 64 80
Hardware Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series Premium-series
Memory (GB) 249.1 332.2 415.2 664.4 830.5
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 1,024 1,280 2,048 2,560
Max local SSD IOPS 1 122,880 163,840 204,800 327,680 327,680
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 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Write IO latency2 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms 1-4 ms
Storage type Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3 Multi-tiered3
Max concurrent workers 2,400 3,200 4,000 6,400 8,000
Max concurrent logins 2,400 3,200 4,000 6,400 8,000
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 use remote page server IO. Actual IOPS are workload-dependent. 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 aren't guaranteed.

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

4 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

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

General Purpose standard-series (Gen5) (part 1 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose standard-series databases follow the naming convention GP_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_Gen5_2, GP_Gen5_4, GP_Gen5_6, GP_Gen5_8, and GP_Gen5_10:

vCores 2 4 6 8 10
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 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 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 more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

General Purpose standard-series (Gen5) (part 2 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose standard-series databases follow the naming convention GP_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_Gen5_12, GP_Gen5_14, GP_Gen5_16, GP_Gen5_18, and GP_Gen5_20:

vCores 12 14 16 18 20
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 logins 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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

General Purpose standard-series (Gen5) (part 3 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose standard-series databases follow the naming convention GP_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_Gen5_24, GP_Gen5_32, GP_Gen5_40, GP_Gen5_80, and GP_Gen5_128:

vCores 24 32 40 80 128
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 logins 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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

General Purpose - provisioned compute - Fsv2-series

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose Fsv2-series databases follow the naming convention GP_Fsv2_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_Fsv2_8, GP_Fsv2_10, GP_Fsv2_12, GP_Fsv2_14, and GP_Fsv2_16:

vCores 8 10 12 14 16
Hardware Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series
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 400 500 600 700 800
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose Fsv2-series databases follow the naming convention GP_Fsv2_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_Fsv2_18, GP_Fsv2_20, GP_Fsv2_24, GP_Fsv2_32, GP_Fsv2_36, and GP_Fsv2_72:

vCores 18 20 24 32 36 72
Hardware Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series Fsv2-series
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 900 1000 1200 1600 1800 3600
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

General Purpose - provisioned compute - DC-series

General Purpose DC-series hardware (part 1 of 2)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose DC-series databases follow the naming convention GP_DC_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_DC_2, GP_DC_4, GP_DC_6, GP_DC_8, GP_DC_10, and GP_DC_12:

vCores 2 4 6 8 104 124
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
Memory (GB) 9 18 27 36 45 54
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 1536 3072 3072 3072 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 307 461 922 922 922 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320 384
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 2 640 1280 1920 2560 3200 3840
Max log rate (MBps) 9 18 27 36 45 50
Max concurrent workers 160 320 480 640 800 960
Max concurrent logins 160 320 480 640 800 960
Max concurrent external connections 3 16 32 48 64 80 96
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

4 DC hardware series vCore offerings from 10 to 40 are currently in Preview.

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) for General Purpose DC-series databases follow the naming convention GP_DC_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: GP_DC_14, GP_DC_16, GP_DC_18, GP_DC_20, GP_DC_32, and GP_DC_40:

vCores 144 164 184 204 324 404
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
Memory (GB) 63 72 81 90 144 180
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 1536 3072 3072 3072 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 922 922 922 922 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 384 512 576 640 768 1024
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 4480 5120 5760 6400 7680 10240
Max log rate (MBps) 50 50 50 50 50 50
Max concurrent workers 1120 1280 1440 1600 2560 3200
Max concurrent logins 1120 1280 1440 1600 2560 3200
Max concurrent external connections 3 112 128 144 150 150 320
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

4 DC hardware series vCore offerings from 10 to 40 are currently in Preview.

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

Business Critical standard-series (Gen5) (part 1 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) in the Business Critical standard-series databases follow the naming convention BC_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: BC_Gen5_2, BC_Gen5_4, BC_Gen5_6, BC_Gen5_8, and BC_Gen5_10:

vCores 2 4 6 8 10
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Business Critical standard-series (Gen5) (part 2 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) in the Business Critical standard-series databases follow the naming convention BC_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: BC_Gen5_12, BC_Gen5_14, BC_Gen5_16, BC_Gen5_18, and BC_Gen5_20:

vCores 12 14 16 18 20
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Business Critical standard-series (Gen5) (part 3 of 3)

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) in the Business Critical standard-series databases follow the naming convention BC_Gen5_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: BC_Gen5_24, BC_Gen5_32, BC_Gen5_40, BC_Gen5_80, and BC_Gen5_128:

vCores 24 32 40 80 128
Hardware Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5 Gen5
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 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 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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

Business Critical - provisioned compute - DC-series

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) in the Business Critical DC-series databases follow the naming convention BC_DC_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: BC_DC_2, BC_DC_4, BC_DC_6, BC_DC_8, BC_DC_10, and BC_DC_12:

vCores 2 4 6 8 104 124
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
Memory (GB) 9 18 27 36 45 54
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 1.7 3.7 5.9 8.2 10.65 13.13
Max data size (GB) 768 768 768 768 2048 3072
Max log size (GB) 1 230 230 230 230 461 922
Tempdb max data size (GB) 64 128 192 256 320 384
Max local storage size (GB) 1406 1406 1406 1406 4829 4829
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 14,000 28,000 42,000 44,800 64,000 76,800
Max log rate (MBps) 24 48 72 96 96 96
Max concurrent workers 200 400 600 800 800 960
Max concurrent logins 200 400 600 800 800 960
Max concurrent external connections 3 20 40 60 80 80 120
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 No No No No No No
Read Scale-out No No No No No No
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

4 DC hardware series vCore offerings from 10 to 40 are currently in Preview.

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

Compute sizes (service level objectives, or SLOs) in the Business Critical DC-series databases follow the naming convention BC_DC_ followed by the number of vCores.

The following table covers these SLOs: BC_DC_14, BC_DC_16, BC_DC_18, BC_DC_20, BC_DC_32, and BC_DC_40:

vCores 144 164 184 204 324 404
Hardware DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series DC-series
Memory (GB) 63 72 81 90 144 180
Columnstore support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-memory OLTP storage (GB) 15.61 18.09 20.57 23.05 37.93 47.86
Max data size (GB) 3072 3072 3072 3072 4096 4096
Max log size (GB) 1 922 922 922 922 1024 1024
Tempdb max data size (GB) 448 512 576 640 768 1024
Max local storage size (GB) 4829 4829 4829 4829 4829 4829
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 89,600 102,400 115,200 128,000 204,800 256,000
Max log rate (MBps) 96 96 96 96 96 96
Max concurrent workers 1120 1280 1440 1600 2560 3200
Max concurrent logins 1120 1280 1440 1600 2560 3200
Max concurrent external connections 3 122 128 144 150 150 150
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 No No No No No No
Read Scale-out No No No No No No
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 For more information on what counts as an external connection, see External Connections.

4 DC hardware series vCore offerings from 10 to 40 are currently in Preview.

Previously available hardware

This section includes details on previously available hardware.

Gen4 hardware has been retired and isn't available for provisioning, upscaling, or downscaling. Migrate your database to a supported hardware generation for a wider range of vCore and storage scalability, accelerated networking, best IO performance, and minimal latency. For more information, see Azure SQL Database Gen 4 hardware approaching end of life.

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