Standard_L16s_v2
Standard_L16s_v2 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7551 (Naples)). In East US it costs $1.248 per hour on demand ($911.04 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.2889 per hour. It is sold in 19 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $1.248 | $0.2889 | $0.9197 | $0.6311 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.248 | $0.2306 | $0.9218 | $0.6379 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.248 | $0.2306 | $0.9197 | $0.6311 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.248 | $0.2306 | $0.9218 | $0.6379 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.304 | $0.241 | $0.957 | $0.6665 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.376 | $0.2543 | $1.01 | $0.7033 |
| West US westus | $1.376 | $0.2543 | $1.01 | $0.7033 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.416 | $0.2617 | $1.046 | $0.7213 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.448 | $0.2676 | $1.063 | $0.7305 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.448 | $0.2676 | $1.064 | $0.7393 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.464 | $0.2705 | $1.064 | $0.7393 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.488 | $0.275 | $1.082 | $0.7574 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.488 | $0.275 | $1.082 | $0.7574 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.496 | $0.2765 | $1.10 | $0.7574 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.496 | $0.2765 | $1.10 | $0.7574 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.498 | $0.2768 | $1.106 | $0.7656 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.504 | $0.2779 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.504 | $0.2779 | – | – |
| Central US centralus | $1.555 | $0.2871 | $1.149 | $0.7948 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.248 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.984 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7551 (Naples) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 6.4 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 160 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 160 GiB |
| Local NVMe | 3,576 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 16,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 336 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_L16s_v2 |
| Family | Lsv2 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-15 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | lsv2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_L16s_v2
Other generations
Other Lsv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_L8s_v2 | 8 | 64 | $0.624 |
| Standard_L16s_v2 | 16 | 128 | $1.248 |
| Standard_L32s_v2 | 32 | 256 | $2.496 |
| Standard_L48s_v2 | 48 | 384 | $3.744 |
| Standard_L64s_v2 | 64 | 512 | $4.992 |
| Standard_L80s_v2 | 80 | 640 | $6.24 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.