Standard_DC16ds_v3
Standard_DC16ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $1.808 per hour on demand ($1,319.84 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.3983 per hour. It is sold in 25 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $1.056 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 savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy North italynorth | $1.056 | $0.1951 | $0.9291 | $0.7278 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.088 | $0.2011 | $0.9621 | $0.7682 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.193 | $0.2223 | $1.05 | $0.8207 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.414 | $0.2613 | $1.279 | $1.002 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.551 | $0.2866 | $1.403 | $1.10 |
| East US eastus | $1.808 | $0.3983 | $1.529 | $1.174 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.808 | $0.3341 | $1.629 | $1.277 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.808 | $0.3341 | $1.529 | $1.174 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.92 | $0.3548 | $1.63 | $1.243 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.92 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.92 | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.989 | $0.3676 | $1.682 | $1.292 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.016 | $0.3726 | $1.709 | $1.304 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.016 | $0.3726 | $1.775 | $1.387 |
| Central US centralus | $2.043 | $0.3771 | $1.524 | $1.171 |
| UK South uksouth | $2.096 | $0.3873 | $1.841 | $1.453 |
| West US westus | $2.128 | $0.3933 | $1.917 | $1.477 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.17 | $0.401 | $1.954 | $1.532 |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.176 | $0.4021 | $1.924 | $1.538 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.256 | $0.4169 | $1.919 | $1.467 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.272 | $0.4199 | $1.981 | $1.554 |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.336 | $0.4317 | $2.048 | $1.624 |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.336 | $0.4317 | $2.104 | $1.651 |
| South India southindia | $2.549 | $0.4711 | $2.164 | $1.65 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.712 | $0.5012 | $2.443 | $1.915 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.808 | – | – |
| Windows | $2.544 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1200 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 1,200 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 403 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC16ds_v3 |
| Family | DCdsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcdsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other DCdsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC1ds_v3 | 1 | 8 | $0.113 |
| Standard_DC2ds_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.226 |
| Standard_DC4ds_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.452 |
| Standard_DC8ds_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.904 |
| Standard_DC16ds_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.808 |
| Standard_DC24ds_v3 | 24 | 192 | $2.712 |
| Standard_DC32ds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.616 |
| Standard_DC48ds_v3 | 48 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.