Standard_E16bds_v5
Standard_E16bds_v5 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $1.336 per hour on demand ($975.28 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.7882 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2866 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $1.336 | $0.2866 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 | $0.9034 | $0.5657 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.336 | $0.6098 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 | $0.9034 | $0.5657 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.336 | $0.2469 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 | $0.9034 | $0.5657 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.336 | $0.2469 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 | $0.9034 | $0.5657 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.336 | $0.2476 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 | $0.9034 | $0.5657 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.408 | $0.2602 | $0.8307 | $0.535 | $0.9728 | $0.6059 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.408 | $0.2892 | $0.8307 | $0.535 | $0.9728 | $0.6059 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.408 | – | – | – | $1.408 | $1.408 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.408 | – | – | – | $1.408 | $1.408 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.42 | $0.2624 | $0.8378 | $0.5396 | $0.9811 | $0.611 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.447 | $0.2674 | $0.8539 | $0.5499 | $0.9785 | $0.6127 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.447 | $0.2674 | $0.8539 | $0.5499 | $0.9785 | $0.6127 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.47 | $0.2717 | $0.867 | $0.5584 | $1.014 | $0.6321 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.476 | $0.5073 | $0.8709 | $0.5609 | $1.02 | $0.6351 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.476 | $0.2728 | $0.8709 | $0.5609 | $1.02 | $0.6351 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.496 | $0.3505 | $0.8826 | $0.5685 | $1.029 | $0.6407 |
| Central US centralus | $1.51 | $0.2827 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 | $0.9015 | $0.5647 |
| West US westus | $1.512 | $0.2794 | $0.8921 | $0.5745 | $1.045 | $0.6506 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $0.9065 | $0.5838 | $1.061 | $0.6609 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.58 | $0.292 | $0.9322 | $0.6004 | $1.092 | $0.6799 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.58 | $0.292 | $0.9322 | $0.6004 | $1.084 | $0.6769 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.6049 | $1.087 | $0.6849 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.6049 | $1.087 | $0.6849 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.6049 | $1.10 | $0.685 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.6049 | $1.087 | $0.6849 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.6049 | $1.087 | $0.6849 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.6049 | $1.087 | $0.6849 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.60 | $0.2957 | $0.9439 | $0.608 | $1.105 | $0.6885 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $0.9459 | $0.6092 | $1.107 | $0.6898 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $0.9459 | $0.6092 | $1.107 | $0.6898 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.608 | $0.2972 | $0.9487 | $0.611 | $1.111 | $0.6919 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.608 | $0.1608 | $0.9487 | $0.611 | $1.111 | $0.6919 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.608 | $0.2972 | $0.9487 | $0.611 | $1.111 | $0.6919 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.608 | $0.2981 | $0.9487 | $0.611 | $1.098 | $0.6918 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.608 | $0.3216 | $0.9487 | $0.611 | $1.098 | $0.6918 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $0.9534 | $0.6141 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $0.9534 | $0.6141 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $1.617 | $0.2988 | $0.9538 | $0.6143 | $1.117 | $0.6958 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.624 | $0.3001 | $0.9581 | $0.6171 | $1.122 | $0.6972 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.648 | $0.3046 | $0.9724 | $0.6263 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.648 | $0.3039 | $0.9724 | $0.6263 | $1.139 | $0.7091 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.648 | $0.3046 | $0.9724 | $0.6263 | $1.139 | $0.7091 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.67 | $0.3086 | $0.9853 | $0.6346 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.681 | $0.3106 | $0.9919 | $0.6388 | $1.161 | $0.7233 |
| West India westindia | $1.71 | $0.316 | $1.009 | $0.6498 | $1.181 | $0.7358 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.737 | $0.321 | $1.025 | $0.66 | $1.20 | $0.7474 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.776 | $0.3282 | $1.048 | $0.6749 | $1.227 | $0.7642 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.776 | $0.3282 | $1.048 | $0.6749 | $1.227 | $0.7642 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.846 | $0.3411 | $1.089 | $0.7015 | $1.275 | $0.7943 |
| South India southindia | $1.884 | $0.3482 | $1.111 | $0.7158 | $1.302 | $0.8107 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.91 | $0.353 | $1.127 | $0.726 | $1.32 | $0.8219 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.91 | $0.353 | $1.127 | $0.726 | $1.32 | $0.8219 |
| France South francesouth | $2.054 | $0.3796 | $1.212 | $0.7805 | $1.419 | $0.8838 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.07 | $0.3825 | $1.221 | $0.7865 | $1.43 | $0.8907 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.132 | $0.394 | $1.258 | $0.8102 | $1.473 | $0.9174 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.142 | $0.3958 | $1.264 | $0.8141 | $1.48 | $0.9217 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.258 | $0.4516 | $1.40 | $0.9709 | $1.761 | $1.287 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.309 | $0.4267 | $1.362 | $0.8774 | $1.595 | $0.9936 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.484 | $0.459 | $1.465 | $0.9438 | $1.716 | $1.069 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.484 | $0.459 | $1.465 | $0.9438 | $1.716 | $1.069 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.772 | $0.5123 | $1.635 | $1.053 | $1.915 | $1.193 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.336 | $0.7882 | $0.5077 |
| Windows | $2.072 | $1.524 | $1.244 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 600 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 600 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 48,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,370 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E16bds_v5 |
| Family | Ebdsv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ebdsv5-ebsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Ebdsv5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2bds_v5 | 2 | 16 | $0.167 |
| Standard_E4bds_v5 | 4 | 32 | $0.334 |
| Standard_E8bds_v5 | 8 | 64 | $0.668 |
| Standard_E16bds_v5 | 16 | 128 | $1.336 |
| Standard_E32bds_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.672 |
| Standard_E48bds_v5 | 48 | 384 | $4.008 |
| Standard_E64bds_v5 | 64 | 512 | $5.344 |
| Standard_E96bds_v5 | 96 | 672 | $8.016 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.