Standard_E16bs_v5
Standard_E16bs_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 $1.192 per hour on demand ($870.16 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.7033 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.251 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 | $1.192 | $0.251 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 | $0.806 | $0.5047 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.192 | $0.4379 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 | $0.806 | $0.5047 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.192 | $0.2203 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 | $0.806 | $0.5047 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.192 | $0.2203 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 | $0.806 | $0.5047 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.192 | $0.2203 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 | $0.806 | $0.5047 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.24 | $0.2292 | $0.7316 | $0.434 | $0.8567 | $0.5336 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.24 | $0.2292 | $0.7316 | $0.434 | $0.8567 | $0.5336 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.24 | – | – | – | $1.24 | $1.24 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.24 | – | – | – | $1.24 | $1.24 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.276 | $0.2359 | $0.7529 | $0.4466 | $0.8816 | $0.5491 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.282 | $0.2369 | $0.7562 | $0.4486 | $0.8669 | $0.5428 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.282 | $0.2369 | $0.7562 | $0.4486 | $0.8669 | $0.5428 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.311 | $0.2423 | $0.7736 | $0.4589 | $0.9046 | $0.5637 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.316 | $0.4781 | $0.7765 | $0.4606 | $0.9092 | $0.5663 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.316 | $0.2432 | $0.7765 | $0.4606 | $0.9092 | $0.5663 |
| West US westus | $1.336 | $0.2469 | $0.7882 | $0.4676 | $0.923 | $0.5749 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.344 | $0.3314 | $0.7929 | $0.4704 | $0.9245 | $0.5756 |
| Central US centralus | $1.347 | $0.2489 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 | $0.8042 | $0.5038 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.371 | $0.2534 | $0.8088 | $0.4798 | $0.9472 | $0.5899 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.412 | $0.2609 | $0.8331 | $0.4942 | $0.9756 | $0.6076 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.412 | $0.2609 | $0.8331 | $0.4942 | $0.9686 | $0.6049 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9838 | $0.6127 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.424 | $0.1424 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9838 | $0.6127 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9838 | $0.6127 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9726 | $0.6126 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9726 | $0.6126 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9838 | $0.6127 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9838 | $0.6127 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9683 | $0.6123 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.424 | $0.264 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9726 | $0.6126 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9726 | $0.6126 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9726 | $0.6126 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.424 | $0.2632 | $0.8402 | $0.4984 | $0.9726 | $0.6126 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.43 | $0.2643 | $0.8439 | $0.5006 | $0.988 | $0.6153 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.43 | $0.2643 | $0.8439 | $0.5006 | $0.988 | $0.6153 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.44 | $0.2661 | $0.8495 | $0.504 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.44 | $0.2661 | $0.8495 | $0.504 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $1.442 | $0.2665 | $0.8509 | $0.5048 | $0.9963 | $0.6205 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.448 | $0.2676 | $0.8543 | $0.5068 | $1.00 | $0.6216 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.48 | $0.2735 | $0.8732 | $0.518 | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.48 | $0.2735 | $0.8732 | $0.518 | $1.022 | $0.6368 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.48 | $0.2735 | $0.8732 | $0.518 | $1.022 | $0.6368 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.49 | $0.2754 | $0.8791 | $0.5215 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8968 | $0.532 | $1.05 | $0.6541 |
| West India westindia | $1.526 | $0.282 | $0.9002 | $0.534 | $1.054 | $0.6566 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.55 | $0.2864 | $0.9143 | $0.5424 | $1.071 | $0.667 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.592 | $0.2942 | $0.9393 | $0.5572 | $1.10 | $0.685 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.60 | $0.2957 | $0.9439 | $0.56 | $1.105 | $0.6885 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.659 | $0.3066 | $0.9787 | $0.5806 | $1.146 | $0.7139 |
| South India southindia | $1.681 | $0.3106 | $0.9917 | $0.5882 | $1.161 | $0.7233 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.705 | $0.3151 | $1.006 | $0.5966 | $1.178 | $0.7337 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.705 | $0.3151 | $1.006 | $0.5966 | $1.178 | $0.7337 |
| France South francesouth | $1.836 | $0.3393 | $1.083 | $0.6425 | $1.268 | $0.79 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.851 | $0.3421 | $1.092 | $0.6479 | $1.279 | $0.7965 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $1.916 | $0.3541 | $1.131 | $0.6706 | $1.324 | $0.8245 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.924 | $0.3556 | $1.135 | $0.6734 | $1.329 | $0.8279 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.014 | $0.3722 | $1.249 | $0.8662 | $1.571 | $1.148 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.08 | $0.3844 | $1.227 | $0.728 | $1.437 | $0.895 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.216 | $0.4095 | $1.307 | $0.7756 | $1.531 | $0.9535 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.216 | $0.4095 | $1.307 | $0.7756 | $1.531 | $0.9535 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.491 | $0.4603 | $1.47 | $0.8718 | $1.721 | $1.072 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.192 | $0.7033 | $0.4172 |
| Windows | $1.928 | $1.439 | $1.153 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 48,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,370 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E16bs_v5 |
| Family | Ebsv5 |
| 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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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2bs_v5 | 2 | 16 | $0.149 |
| Standard_E4bs_v5 | 4 | 32 | $0.298 |
| Standard_E8bs_v5 | 8 | 64 | $0.596 |
| Standard_E16bs_v5 | 16 | 128 | $1.192 |
| Standard_E32bs_v5 | 32 | 256 | $2.384 |
| Standard_E48bs_v5 | 48 | 384 | $3.576 |
| Standard_E64bs_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.768 |
| Standard_E96bs_v5 | 96 | 672 | $7.152 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.