Standard_D16ads_v5

Standard_D16ads_v5 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $0.824 per hour on demand ($601.52 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.4862 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1739 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.537 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central India centralindia$0.537$0.0992$0.3167$0.204$0.3708$0.2436
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.537–––$0.537$0.537
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.537–––$0.537$0.537
East US eastus$0.824$0.1739$0.4862$0.3131$0.5653$0.3771
East US 2 eastus2$0.824$0.1525$0.4862$0.3131$0.5653$0.3771
North Central US northcentralus$0.824$0.1523$0.4862$0.3131$0.5653$0.3771
West US 2 westus2$0.824$0.1523$0.4862$0.3131$0.5653$0.3771
West US 3 westus3$0.824$0.1523$0.4862$0.3131$0.5653$0.3771
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.878$0.1785$0.5183$0.3338$0.6063$0.3983
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.88$0.1626$0.5192$0.3344$0.6688$0.484
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.906$0.1674$0.5348$0.3444$0.6215$0.4147
Canada Central canadacentral$0.92$0.1785$0.5428$0.3496$0.6334$0.4151
Canada East canadaeast$0.92$0.17$0.5428$0.3496$0.6334$0.4151
North Europe northeurope$0.92$0.17$0.5428$0.3496$0.6924$0.4761
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.929$0.1717$0.5461$0.3529$0.6373$0.4252
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.929$0.1717$0.5461$0.3529$0.6373$0.4252
Central US centralus$0.931$0.172$0.4862$0.3131$0.5651$0.3771
Korea South koreasouth$0.948$0.1752$0.5591$0.3601$0.7205$0.5214
UK South uksouth$0.96$0.1774$0.5664$0.3648$0.7212$0.5047
Italy North italynorth$0.962$0.1778$0.5674$0.3654$0.7215$0.5002
France Central francecentral$0.968$0.1789$0.5711$0.3678$0.7282$0.4998
Spain Central spaincentral$0.97$0.1793$0.572$0.3685$0.7275$0.4947
West US westus$0.976$0.1804$0.5758$0.3709$0.6734$0.4587
South Central US southcentralus$0.989$0.1828$0.5834$0.3758$0.6824$0.4648
West Central US westcentralus$0.989$0.1828$0.5834$0.3758$0.6824$0.4648
UK West ukwest$0.997$0.1842$0.5882$0.3789$0.7577$0.5484
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$1.00$0.1848$0.59$0.38$0.76$0.55
Poland Central polandcentral$1.00$0.1848$0.59$0.38$0.76$0.55
West Europe westeurope$1.00$0.2032$0.59$0.38$0.76$0.55
Taiwan North taiwannorth$1.011$0.1868$0.5967$0.3843$0.6976$0.4651
Israel Central israelcentral$1.015$0.1876$0.599$0.3858$0.6902$0.5278
Qatar Central qatarcentral$1.015$0.1876$0.599$0.3858$0.7714$0.5583
UAE North uaenorth$1.015$0.1876$0.599$0.3858$0.7714$0.5583
Korea Central koreacentral$1.016$0.1878$0.5994$0.3861$0.6794$0.4835
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$1.03$0.1903$0.6076$0.3914––
Southeast Asia southeastasia$1.032$0.1907$0.6089$0.3922$0.7151$0.4723
Australia Central australiacentral$1.04$0.1922$0.6136$0.3952$0.7678$0.5296
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$1.04$0.104$0.6136$0.3952$0.7678$0.5296
Australia East australiaeast$1.04$0.1922$0.6136$0.3952$0.7678$0.5296
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$1.048$0.1937$0.6183$0.3982––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$1.048$0.1937$0.6183$0.3982––
West India westindia$1.055$0.195$0.6223$0.4008$0.8018$0.5803
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$1.071$0.1979$0.632$0.407$0.814$0.5891
Japan East japaneast$1.072$0.1981$0.6325$0.4073$0.8009$0.5672
Japan West japanwest$1.072$0.1981$0.6325$0.4073$0.8147$0.5896
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$1.092$0.2018––$0.8062$0.556
South Africa North southafricanorth$1.10$0.2033$0.649$0.418$0.836$0.605
East Asia eastasia$1.136$0.2099$0.6702$0.4317$0.8634$0.6248
Sweden South swedensouth$1.144$0.2114$0.675$0.4347$0.8694$0.6292
South India southindia$1.162$0.2147$0.6855$0.4415$0.8831$0.6391
Norway East norwayeast$1.178$0.2177$0.6952$0.4478$0.8953$0.6479
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$1.178$0.2177$0.6952$0.4478$0.8953$0.6479
France South francesouth$1.258$0.2325$0.7425$0.4782$0.9561$0.6919
Germany North germanynorth$1.30$0.2402$0.767$0.494$0.988$0.715
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$1.315$0.243$0.7758$0.4996$0.9112$0.6019
Brazil South brazilsouth$1.32$0.2447$0.7788$0.5016$0.8602$0.627
UAE Central uaecentral$1.32$0.2439$0.7787$0.5015$0.8976$0.6864
South Africa West southafricawest$1.43$0.2643$0.8437$0.5434$1.087$0.7865
Norway West norwaywest$1.532$0.2831$0.9038$0.5821$1.164$0.8426
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$1.532$0.2831$0.9038$0.5821$1.164$0.8426
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$1.716$0.3171$1.012$0.6521$1.304$0.9438

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.824$0.4862$0.3131
Windows$1.56$1.222$1.049

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs16
Physical cores8
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)64
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces8
StorageValue
Storage600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk600 GiB
Max data disks32
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D16ads_v5
FamilyDadsv5
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdadsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.