Azure VM SKU names encode key specifications into a structured format. Hover over each segment to learn what it means.
Family Prefixes
| A | Entry-level / dev-test |
| B | Burstable (economical) |
| D | General purpose |
| E | Memory-optimized |
| F | Compute-optimized |
| L | Storage-optimized |
| M | Memory-intensive (large) |
| N | GPU-enabled |
| H | High Performance Compute |
Common Suffixes
| a | AMD processor |
| p | ARM (Ampere) processor |
| d | Local temp disk included |
| s | Premium Storage capable |
| l | Low memory variant |
| t | Tiny / constrained memory |
| i | Isolated (dedicated host) |
| b | Block storage performance |
📖 Learn more: VM naming conventions · VM sizes overview
The data shown in this app is collected using the Azure CLI. You can run the same command yourself anytime to get live, up-to-date SKU availability for any Azure region. All you need is the Azure CLI installed and an active Azure subscription.
az vm list-skus --location <region> -o table
Replace <region> with any Azure region name (e.g. newzealandnorth). The output lists every virtual machine size available in that region, including vCPU counts, memory, restrictions, and availability zone support.