Microsoft Azure HBv3 Series Virtual Machines
Unlock advanced computing power with Microsoft Azure HBv3 Series virtual machines, designed for the most demanding HPC and AI workloads.
- High-Performance Computing: Access specialized hardware for complex simulations and AI model training.
- Scalable Capacity: Deploy virtual machines with up to 96 vCPUs and 684 GiBs of memory for massive datasets.
- Optimized Networking: Benefit from InfiniBand networking for low-latency, high-throughput inter-node communication.
- Azure Integration: Seamlessly integrate with the broader Azure ecosystem for storage, security, and management.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Azure HBv3 Series virtual machines are purpose-built for high-performance computing HPC and artificial intelligence AI workloads. These VMs feature AMD EPYC 7V73X 'Milan-X' processors with 3D V-Cache technology, offering significant performance gains for memory-bandwidth-sensitive applications. They provide up to 120 cores and 684 GiBs of RAM, coupled with high-throughput InfiniBand networking for distributed computing tasks.
These powerful virtual machines are ideal for organizations running complex scientific simulations, large-scale data analytics, and intensive AI model training. IT Managers and IT Professionals can deploy these resources within their Azure environment to accelerate research, development, and operational insights without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- AMD EPYC 7V73X Processors: Featuring 3D V-Cache for enhanced performance in memory-intensive HPC applications.
- Massive Memory Capacity: Up to 684 GiBs of RAM per VM to handle large datasets and complex models.
- InfiniBand Networking: High-speed, low-latency connectivity for distributed workloads and cluster computing.
- Optimized for HPC/AI: Designed to accelerate demanding tasks like CFD, weather modeling, and deep learning.
- Azure Ecosystem: Full integration with Azure services for storage, security, and management tools.
Empower your business with cutting-edge HPC and AI capabilities through Azure HBv3 virtual machines, offering enterprise-grade performance for your critical workloads.
What This Enables
Accelerate High-Performance Computing Simulations
Enable teams to run complex scientific and engineering simulations, such as computational fluid dynamics or finite element analysis, with significantly reduced execution times. Streamline research and development cycles by leveraging massive parallel processing capabilities and high-speed interconnects.
Cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, research and development departments, engineering teams
Fast-Track AI Model Training and Development
Automate the training of large-scale artificial intelligence and machine learning models by utilizing the extensive CPU and memory resources. Streamline the iterative process of model refinement and hyperparameter tuning with rapid compute availability.
Data science platforms, machine learning operations MLOps, AI research initiatives, cloud-based analytics
Process Large-Scale Datasets Efficiently
Support the rapid processing and analysis of massive datasets that require substantial memory and compute power. Optimize data warehousing and big data analytics tasks by deploying compute resources that match data volume and complexity.
Big data analytics pipelines, business intelligence platforms, data warehousing solutions, cloud data lakes
Key Features
AMD EPYC 7V73X Processors with 3D V-Cache
Achieve superior performance for memory-bandwidth-sensitive HPC applications by reducing latency and increasing cache capacity.
Up to 120 vCPUs and 684 GiBs RAM
Handle extremely large datasets and complex computational models with ample processing power and memory resources.
Mellanox InfiniBand Networking
Enable high-speed, low-latency communication between nodes for efficient distributed computing and cluster performance.
Optimized for HPC and AI Workloads
Accelerate demanding tasks such as CFD, weather forecasting, seismic analysis, and deep learning model training.
Microsoft Azure Integration
Seamlessly connect with Azure's robust ecosystem for storage, security, monitoring, and management tools.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Supports complex engineering simulations, product design, and manufacturing process optimization requiring significant computational power and advanced modeling capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Enables advanced genomic sequencing, drug discovery simulations, medical imaging analysis, and complex biological modeling that demand high-performance computing resources.
Finance & Insurance
Facilitates high-frequency trading simulations, complex risk modeling, actuarial calculations, and fraud detection analytics requiring rapid data processing and computational intensity.
Education & Research
Provides researchers and academic institutions with the necessary computational power for scientific discovery, complex data analysis, climate modeling, and advanced simulations across various disciplines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of workloads are best suited for Azure HBv3 Series VMs?
Azure HBv3 Series VMs are ideal for high-performance computing HPC and artificial intelligence AI workloads. This includes complex simulations in fields like engineering and scientific research, large-scale data analytics, and training deep learning models. They excel with memory-bandwidth-sensitive applications.
What is the benefit of InfiniBand networking on these VMs?
InfiniBand networking provides extremely high throughput and very low latency between virtual machines. This is critical for distributed computing tasks where nodes need to communicate frequently and rapidly, such as in large HPC clusters or distributed AI training jobs.
How does the 3D V-Cache technology improve performance?
The 3D V-Cache technology on the AMD EPYC processors significantly increases the amount of L3 cache available to the CPU. This reduces the need to access slower main memory, leading to substantial performance improvements for applications that are sensitive to memory bandwidth and latency.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
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