dc8sv3 as an AKS node
8 vCPU64 GiBx86_64Azure us-eastStandard_DC8s_v3
Where the dc8sv3 goes
Default AKS setup: AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay.
CPU7.62 of 8 vCPU left for your pods
Memory58.68 GiB of 64 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
250max pods per node
$560.64on demand / month · $0.7680/h
$117.62spot / month (varies)
dc8sv3 AKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a dc8sv3 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 5150 MiB of memory and 180m CPU, leaving 58.97 GiB and 7.82 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a dc8sv3 run as a node with AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2350 MiB of memory and 180m CPU, leaving 61.71 GiB and 7.82 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 15 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $560.64/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on dc8sv3
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay max pods 250 | 250 | 180m | 5050 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 92.1% |
| AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet max pods 110 | 110 | 180m | 2250 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.82 | 61.71 GiB | 96.4% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one dc8sv3
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | AKS 1.29+, Azure CNI Overlay | AKS 1.29+, kubenet / CNI pod subnet | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 76 | 76 | $7.38 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 30 | 30 | $18.69 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 30 | 30 | $18.69 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 15 | 15 | $37.38 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 15 | 15 | $37.38 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $80.09 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 7 | 7 | $80.09 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 3 | 3 | $186.88 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $560.64 |
Similar AKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e8psv6 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $269.37 | $4.57 |
| e8psv5 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $294.19 | $4.99 |
| e8asv5 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $329.96 | $5.60 |
| ec8asv5 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $329.96 | $5.60 |
| e8pdsv5 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $336.53 | $5.71 |
| e8pdsv6 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $341.64 | $5.79 |
| e8asv6 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $348.21 | $5.90 |
| e8asv7 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $348.21 | $5.90 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 58.42 GiB | 110 | $263.97 | $4.52 |
| r6g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $294.34 | $4.67 |
| n4a-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 58.42 GiB | 110 | $295.15 | $5.05 |
| r7g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $312.73 | $4.96 |
| n4d-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 58.42 GiB | 110 | $324.65 | $5.56 |
| r5a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $329.96 | $5.23 |