Standard_D16nds_v6
Standard_D16nds_v6 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $1.273 per hour on demand ($929.29 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.751 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2681 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $1.273 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central US centralus | $1.273 | $0.235 | $0.751 | $0.4328 | $0.8656 | $0.5219 |
| East US eastus | $1.273 | $0.2681 | $0.751 | $0.4328 | $0.8656 | $0.5219 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.273 | $0.2353 | $0.751 | $0.4328 | $0.8656 | $0.5219 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.273 | $0.2353 | $0.751 | $0.4328 | $0.8656 | $0.5219 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.273 | $0.2353 | $0.751 | $0.4328 | $0.8656 | $0.5219 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.273 | $0.2353 | $0.751 | $0.4328 | $0.8656 | $0.5219 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.328 | $0.2454 | $0.7836 | $0.4382 | $0.996 | $0.6906 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.357 | $0.2508 | $0.8008 | $0.4615 | $0.9363 | $0.5564 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.357 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.357 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.393 | $0.2574 | $0.8221 | $0.4738 | $0.9472 | $0.5572 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.393 | $0.2574 | $0.8221 | $0.4738 | $0.9472 | $0.5572 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.393 | $0.2574 | $0.8221 | $0.4738 | $1.045 | $0.6269 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8261 | $0.4761 | $0.952 | $0.56 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.464 | $0.2705 | $0.8637 | $0.527 | $0.9955 | $0.6295 |
| West US westus | $1.468 | $0.2713 | $0.8659 | $0.499 | $1.174 | $0.6753 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.516 | $0.2802 | $0.8946 | $0.5762 | $1.152 | $0.7428 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.516 | $0.2802 | $0.8946 | $0.5156 | $1.152 | $0.7277 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.528 | $0.2824 | $0.9013 | $0.5194 | $1.039 | $0.6265 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.528 | $0.2824 | $0.9013 | $0.5194 | $1.039 | $0.6265 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.54 | $0.2846 | $0.9088 | $0.5237 | $1.155 | $0.693 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.544 | $0.2853 | $0.9112 | $0.556 | $1.05 | $0.6639 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.563 | $0.2888 | $0.9223 | $0.5315 | $1.094 | $0.6408 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.591 | $0.294 | $0.9388 | $0.541 | $1.193 | $0.716 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.591 | $0.2795 | $0.9388 | $0.541 | $1.193 | $0.716 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.591 | $0.294 | $0.9356 | $0.5593 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.591 | $0.294 | $0.9356 | $0.5593 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.601 | $0.2959 | $0.9411 | $0.5626 | – | – |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.61 | $0.2975 | $0.9499 | $0.6118 | $1.175 | $0.7245 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.61 | $0.161 | $0.9499 | $0.6118 | $1.175 | $0.7245 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.61 | $0.2975 | $0.9499 | $0.6118 | $1.175 | $0.7245 |
| West India westindia | $1.629 | $0.301 | $0.9613 | $0.554 | $1.124 | $0.6679 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.638 | $0.3027 | $0.9664 | $0.6225 | $1.228 | $0.7699 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.652 | $0.3053 | $0.975 | $0.5618 | $1.256 | $0.793 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.655 | $0.3058 | $0.9764 | $0.6288 | $1.208 | $0.7448 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.655 | $0.3058 | $0.9764 | $0.5626 | $1.241 | $0.7448 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.655 | $0.3058 | $0.9764 | $0.5957 | $1.125 | $0.7117 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.668 | $0.3082 | $0.9841 | $0.5671 | $1.251 | $0.7506 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.668 | $0.3082 | $0.9841 | $0.5671 | $1.251 | $0.7506 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.726 | $0.319 | $1.019 | $0.5697 | $1.294 | $0.8975 |
| South India southindia | $1.795 | $0.3317 | $1.059 | $0.6103 | $1.239 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.82 | $0.3363 | $1.074 | $0.6553 | $1.347 | $0.7826 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.82 | $0.3363 | $1.074 | $0.6189 | $1.383 | $0.8736 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.82 | $0.3363 | $1.056 | $0.6553 | $1.347 | $0.8008 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.82 | $0.3363 | $1.074 | $0.6553 | $1.347 | $0.7826 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.846 | $0.3411 | $1.089 | $0.7014 | $1.385 | $0.8676 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.859 | $0.3435 | $1.097 | $0.6691 | $1.376 | $0.7994 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.971 | $0.3642 | $1.163 | $0.6505 | $1.478 | $1.025 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.973 | $0.3646 | $1.164 | $0.6709 | $1.381 | $0.8089 |
| France South francesouth | $2.069 | $0.3824 | $1.22 | $0.7033 | $1.552 | $0.9311 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.148 | $0.397 | $1.268 | $0.7304 | $1.633 | $1.031 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.151 | $0.3975 | $1.269 | $0.7745 | $1.463 | $0.9249 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.366 | $0.4372 | $1.396 | $0.8519 | $1.751 | $1.017 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.368 | $0.4376 | $1.397 | $0.805 | $1.80 | $1.137 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.416 | $0.4465 | $1.425 | $0.8698 | $1.788 | $1.039 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.546 | $0.4705 | $1.502 | $0.8656 | $1.731 | $1.018 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $3.31 | $0.6117 | $1.953 | $1.125 | $2.251 | $1.324 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.273 | $0.751 | $0.4328 |
| Windows | $2.009 | $1.487 | $1.169 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 880 GiB |
| Max data disks | 48 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 848 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D16nds_v6 |
| Family | Dndsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dndsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dndsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2nds_v6 | 2 | 8 | $0.159 |
| Standard_D4nds_v6 | 4 | 16 | $0.293 |
| Standard_D8nds_v6 | 8 | 32 | $0.636 |
| Standard_D16nds_v6 | 16 | 64 | $1.273 |
| Standard_D32nds_v6 | 32 | 128 | $2.546 |
| Standard_D48nds_v6 | 48 | 192 | $3.819 |
| Standard_D64nds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $5.092 |
| Standard_D96nds_v6 | 96 | 384 | $7.638 |
| Standard_D128nds_v6 | 128 | 512 | $10.184 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.