Standard_E16_v3vsStandard_E16s_v3

Standard_E16_v3 and Standard_E16s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.89 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
On-demand$1.89/hr$1.89/hr
Lowest rate$1.512/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$1.512/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. MySQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v3 vs Standard_E16_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.89$1.89Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$1.134—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.7556—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$1.51220% off$1.512Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E16s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Network8,000 Mbps8,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryBusiness criticalMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.89$1.89Same
East US 2eastus2$1.89$1.89Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.89$1.89Same
West US 2westus2$1.89$1.89Same
West US 3westus3$1.89$1.89Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.952$1.974▲ 1%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.042$2.042Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.042$2.042Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.078$2.078Same
UK Southuksouth$2.078$2.078Same
UK Westukwest$2.078$2.078Same
North Europenortheurope$2.098$2.098Same
West USwestus$2.098$2.098Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.155$2.155Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.155$2.155Same
Central UScentralus$2.17$2.17Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.24$2.24Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.269$2.269Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.269$2.269Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.269$2.269Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.269$2.269Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.269$2.269Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.269$2.269Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.269$2.269Same
West Central USwestcentralus$2.269$2.269Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.272$2.272Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.28$2.28Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.286$2.286Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.286$2.286Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.286$2.286Same
West Europewesteurope$2.286$2.286Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.382$2.382Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.508$2.508Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.515$2.515Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.515$2.515Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.52$2.52Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$2.972$2.972Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.97$3.97Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_E16_v3Business critical, Ev3 family
Standard_E16_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Ev3 family

Compare Standard_E16_v3 with

Standard_D16_v3
Standard_E16s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E16s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

Compare Standard_E16s_v3 with

Standard_D16s_v3Standard_E16s_v6

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL MySQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.