Standard_DC16s_v3
Standard_DC16s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $1.536 per hour on demand ($1,121.28 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.3384 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.896 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 | $0.896 | $0.1656 | $0.7883 | $0.6175 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.92 | $0.17 | $0.8143 | $0.6522 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.014 | $0.1889 | $0.8921 | $0.6987 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.196 | $0.221 | $1.082 | $0.848 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.318 | $0.2436 | $1.192 | $0.9345 |
| East US eastus | $1.536 | $0.3384 | $1.30 | $1.001 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $1.39 | $1.089 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $1.30 | $1.001 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $1.371 | $1.049 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.616 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.616 | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.712 | $0.3164 | $1.445 | $1.111 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.712 | $0.3164 | $1.506 | $1.18 |
| Central US centralus | $1.736 | $0.3205 | $1.298 | $0.9965 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.776 | $0.3282 | $1.561 | $1.232 |
| West US westus | $1.792 | $0.3312 | $1.621 | $1.25 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.84 | $0.34 | $1.629 | $1.304 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.843 | $0.3406 | $1.667 | $1.307 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.92 | $0.3548 | $1.68 | $1.32 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.92 | $0.3548 | $1.634 | $1.251 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.984 | $0.3666 | $1.74 | $1.377 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.984 | $0.3666 | $1.795 | $1.407 |
| South India southindia | $2.166 | $0.4003 | $1.838 | $1.406 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.304 | $0.4258 | $2.084 | $1.633 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.536 | – | – |
| Windows | $2.272 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 403 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC16s_v3 |
| Family | DCsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other DCsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC1s_v3 | 1 | 8 | $0.096 |
| Standard_DC2s_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.192 |
| Standard_DC4s_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.384 |
| Standard_DC8s_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.768 |
| Standard_DC16s_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.536 |
| Standard_DC24s_v3 | 24 | 192 | $2.304 |
| Standard_DC32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.072 |
| Standard_DC48s_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.