Standard_E16ns_v6
Standard_E16ns_v6 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $1.395 per hour on demand ($1,018.35 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.8201 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2893 per hour. It is sold in 57 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $1.395 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 | $1.395 | $0.254 | $0.8201 | $0.4915 | $0.9433 | $0.5906 |
| East US eastus | $1.395 | $0.2893 | $0.8201 | $0.4915 | $0.9433 | $0.5906 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.395 | $0.2578 | $0.8201 | $0.4915 | $0.9433 | $0.5906 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.395 | $0.2578 | $0.8228 | $0.4881 | $0.9486 | $0.5859 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.395 | $0.2578 | $0.8228 | $0.4881 | $0.9486 | $0.5859 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.395 | $0.2578 | $0.8228 | $0.4881 | $0.9486 | $0.5859 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.488 | $0.275 | $0.8781 | $0.5506 | $1.027 | $0.6398 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.534 | $0.2835 | $0.9051 | $0.5369 | $1.043 | $0.6443 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.604 | $0.2964 | $0.9462 | $0.5774 | $1.107 | $0.6897 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.666 | $0.3079 | $0.983 | $0.5998 | $1.133 | $0.7164 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.666 | $0.3079 | $0.983 | $0.5998 | $1.133 | $0.7164 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.666 | $0.3079 | $0.983 | $0.5998 | $1.133 | $0.7164 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.674 | $0.3094 | $0.9874 | $0.5857 | $1.138 | $0.7031 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.674 | $0.3094 | $0.9874 | $0.5857 | $1.138 | $0.7031 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.674 | $0.3094 | $0.984 | $0.5898 | $1.132 | $0.7088 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.674 | $0.3094 | $0.984 | $0.5898 | $1.132 | $0.7088 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.675 | $0.3095 | $0.9852 | $0.5891 | – | – |
| UK West ukwest | $1.688 | $0.3119 | $0.9957 | $0.6244 | $1.165 | $0.7258 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.694 | $0.3131 | $0.9995 | $0.593 | $1.152 | $0.7115 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.694 | $0.1694 | $0.9995 | $0.593 | $1.152 | $0.7115 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.694 | $0.3131 | $0.9995 | $0.593 | $1.152 | $0.7115 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.694 | $0.3131 | $0.9995 | $0.6099 | $1.169 | $0.7284 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.743 | $0.3221 | $1.028 | $0.645 | $1.203 | $0.7495 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.743 | $0.3062 | $1.02 | $0.644 | $1.198 | $0.7464 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.743 | $0.3221 | $1.025 | $0.6129 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.743 | $0.3221 | $1.025 | $0.6129 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $1.785 | $0.3299 | $1.053 | $0.6427 | $1.232 | $0.7676 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.813 | $0.335 | $1.07 | $0.6346 | $1.233 | $0.7615 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.813 | $0.335 | $1.07 | $0.6708 | $1.251 | $0.7796 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.813 | $0.335 | $1.07 | $0.6708 | $1.251 | $0.7796 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.813 | $0.335 | $1.07 | $0.6527 | $1.251 | $0.7796 |
| West US westus | $1.813 | $0.335 | $1.066 | $0.6389 | $1.226 | $0.7676 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.833 | $0.3387 | $1.081 | $0.6781 | $1.265 | $0.7882 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.833 | $0.3387 | $1.081 | $0.6781 | $1.265 | $0.7882 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.883 | $0.348 | $1.111 | $0.6778 | $1.299 | $0.8097 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.935 | $0.3576 | $1.141 | $0.7158 | $1.335 | $0.8321 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.952 | $0.3607 | $1.152 | $0.7029 | $1.347 | $0.8394 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.952 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.952 | – | – | – | – | – |
| South India southindia | $1.966 | $0.3633 | $1.16 | $0.7079 | $1.357 | $0.8454 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.994 | $0.3685 | $1.177 | $0.718 | $1.476 | $0.8574 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.994 | $0.3685 | $1.177 | $0.718 | $1.356 | $0.8574 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.994 | $0.3685 | $1.157 | $0.718 | $1.476 | $0.8774 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.994 | $0.3685 | $1.177 | $0.718 | $1.356 | $0.8574 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.994 | $0.3685 | $1.177 | $0.718 | $1.476 | $0.8574 |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.022 | $0.3737 | $1.193 | $0.728 | $1.395 | $0.8695 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $2.036 | $0.3763 | $1.201 | $0.733 | $1.507 | $0.8755 |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.162 | $0.3995 | $1.271 | $0.7763 | $1.477 | $0.9299 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.166 | $0.4003 | $1.278 | $0.8014 | $1.494 | $0.9314 |
| France South francesouth | $2.266 | $0.4188 | $1.337 | $0.8385 | $1.563 | $0.9744 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.357 | $0.4356 | $1.391 | $0.8485 | $1.626 | $1.014 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.593 | $0.4792 | $1.53 | $0.9333 | $1.763 | $1.115 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.593 | $0.4792 | $1.53 | $0.9333 | $1.919 | $1.115 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.594 | $0.4794 | $1.53 | $0.9339 | $1.764 | $1.115 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.647 | $0.4892 | $1.562 | $0.9529 | $1.959 | $1.138 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.789 | $0.5154 | $1.646 | $0.9763 | $1.897 | $1.171 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $3.626 | $0.6701 | $2.139 | $1.269 | $2.466 | $1.523 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.395 | $0.8201 | $0.4915 |
| Windows | $2.131 | $1.556 | $1.228 |
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) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 48 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 848 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E16ns_v6 |
| Family | Ensv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ensv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Ensv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2ns_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.174 |
| Standard_E4ns_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.349 |
| Standard_E8ns_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.697 |
| Standard_E16ns_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.395 |
| Standard_E32ns_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.789 |
| Standard_E48ns_v6 | 48 | 384 | $4.184 |
| Standard_E64ns_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.579 |
| Standard_E96ns_v6 | 96 | 768 | $8.368 |
| Standard_E128ns_v6 | 128 | 1024 | $11.157 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.