Standard_EC16ads_v6
Standard_EC16ads_v6 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $1.278 per hour on demand ($932.94 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.022 per hour, 20% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2697 per hour. It is sold in 55 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.825 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 India centralindia | $0.825 | $0.1525 | $0.6604 | $0.4953 | $0.7013 | $0.5363 |
| East US eastus | $1.278 | $0.2697 | $1.022 | $0.7667 | $1.086 | $0.8307 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.278 | $0.2362 | $1.022 | $0.7667 | $1.086 | $0.8307 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.278 | $0.2362 | $1.022 | $0.7667 | $1.086 | $0.8307 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.278 | $0.2362 | $1.022 | $0.7667 | $1.086 | $0.8307 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.278 | $0.2362 | $1.022 | $0.7667 | $1.086 | $0.8307 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.366 | $0.2524 | $1.093 | $0.8194 | $1.161 | $0.8879 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.404 | $0.2595 | $1.124 | $0.8427 | $1.193 | $0.9126 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.426 | $0.2635 | $1.141 | $0.8554 | $1.212 | $0.9269 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.426 | $0.2635 | $1.141 | $0.8554 | $1.212 | $0.9269 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.426 | $0.2635 | $1.141 | $0.8554 | $1.212 | $0.9269 |
| Central US centralus | $1.443 | $0.2664 | $0.6854 | $0.4414 | $1.227 | $0.938 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.468 | $0.2713 | $1.174 | $0.8807 | $1.248 | $0.9542 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.485 | $0.2744 | $1.188 | $0.8912 | $1.262 | $0.9653 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.50 | $0.2772 | $1.20 | $0.8997 | $1.275 | $0.975 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.50 | $0.2772 | $1.20 | $0.8997 | $1.275 | $0.975 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.50 | $0.2772 | $1.20 | $0.8997 | $1.275 | $0.975 |
| West US westus | $1.50 | $0.2772 | $1.20 | $0.8997 | $1.275 | $0.975 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.529 | $0.2826 | $1.224 | $0.9177 | $1.30 | $0.9939 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.529 | $0.2826 | $1.224 | $0.9177 | $1.30 | $0.9939 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.54 | $0.2846 | $1.232 | $0.924 | $1.309 | $1.001 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.544 | $0.2853 | $1.235 | $0.9261 | $1.312 | $1.004 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.544 | $0.2853 | $1.235 | $0.9261 | $1.312 | $1.004 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.544 | $0.2853 | $1.235 | $0.9261 | $1.312 | $1.004 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.573 | $0.2907 | $1.259 | $0.9441 | $1.337 | $1.022 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.573 | $0.2907 | $1.259 | $0.9441 | $1.337 | $1.022 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.573 | $0.2907 | $1.259 | $0.9441 | $1.337 | $1.022 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $1.283 | $0.962 | $1.363 | $1.042 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.603 | $0.1603 | $1.283 | $0.962 | $1.363 | $1.042 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $1.283 | $0.962 | $1.363 | $1.042 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $1.283 | $0.962 | $1.363 | $1.042 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $1.283 | $0.962 | $1.363 | $1.042 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.603 | $0.2962 | $1.283 | $0.962 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.619 | $0.2992 | $1.295 | $0.9715 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.619 | $0.2992 | $1.295 | $0.9715 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $1.633 | $0.3018 | $1.307 | $0.98 | $1.388 | $1.062 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.663 | $0.3073 | $1.331 | $0.9979 | $1.414 | $1.081 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.663 | $0.3073 | $1.331 | $0.9979 | $1.414 | $1.081 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.663 | $0.3073 | $1.331 | $0.9979 | $1.414 | $1.081 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.707 | $0.3155 | $1.366 | $1.024 | $1.451 | $1.11 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.767 | $0.3265 | $1.414 | $1.06 | $1.502 | $1.149 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.781 | $0.3291 | $1.425 | $1.069 | $1.514 | $1.158 |
| South India southindia | $1.797 | $0.3321 | $1.438 | $1.078 | $1.528 | $1.168 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.827 | $0.3376 | $1.462 | $1.096 | $1.553 | $1.188 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.827 | $0.3376 | $1.462 | $1.096 | $1.553 | $1.188 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.827 | $0.3376 | $1.462 | $1.096 | $1.553 | $1.188 |
| France South francesouth | $1.945 | $0.3594 | $1.556 | $1.167 | $1.653 | $1.264 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.005 | $0.3705 | $1.604 | $1.203 | $1.704 | $1.303 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.047 | $0.3783 | $1.638 | $1.228 | $1.74 | $1.331 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.049 | $0.3787 | $1.639 | $1.229 | $1.742 | $1.332 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.086 | $0.3855 | $1.669 | $1.251 | $1.773 | $1.356 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.212 | $0.4088 | $1.77 | $1.327 | $1.88 | $1.438 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.376 | $0.4391 | $1.901 | $1.426 | $2.02 | $1.544 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.376 | $0.4391 | $1.901 | $1.426 | $2.02 | $1.544 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.658 | $0.4912 | $2.126 | $1.595 | $2.259 | $1.728 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.278 | $1.022 | $0.7667 |
| Windows | $2.014 | $1.758 | $1.503 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| ACU (compute units) | 230 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | No |
| 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) | 30,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 720 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_EC16ads_v6 |
| Family | ECadsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Confidential computing | SNP |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ecadsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_EC16ads_v6
Other generations
Other ECadsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_EC2ads_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.16 |
| Standard_EC4ads_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.319 |
| Standard_EC8ads_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.639 |
| Standard_EC16ads_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.278 |
| Standard_EC32ads_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.556 |
| Standard_EC48ads_v6 | 48 | 384 | $3.833 |
| Standard_EC64ads_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.111 |
| Standard_EC96ads_v6 | 96 | 672 | $7.667 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.