Standard_L16s_v3
Standard_L16s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $1.392 per hour on demand ($1,016.16 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.8909 per hour, 36% less. Spot capacity is about $0.305 per hour. It is sold in 60 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 | $1.392 | $0.305 | $0.8909 | $0.5846 | $1.026 | $0.7039 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.396 | $0.5678 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.396 | $0.258 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.396 | $0.258 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.396 | $0.2588 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.456 | $0.2823 | $0.9318 | $0.6115 | $1.069 | $0.7442 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.469 | $0.2938 | $0.8961 | $0.5876 | $1.058 | $0.7345 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.505 | $0.2781 | $0.9631 | $0.632 | $1.107 | $0.762 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.505 | $0.2781 | $0.9631 | $0.632 | $1.107 | $0.762 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.531 | $0.2829 | $0.98 | $0.5818 | $1.133 | $0.7043 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.536 | $0.5434 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.785 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.785 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.536 | $0.5282 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.785 |
| West US westus | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.785 |
| Central US centralus | $1.573 | $0.2981 | $0.8909 | $0.5846 | $1.026 | $0.7031 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.579 | $0.3158 | $0.9629 | $0.6314 | $1.153 | $0.8053 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.584 | $0.2927 | $1.014 | $0.6653 | $1.17 | $0.8069 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.584 | – | – | – | $1.584 | $1.584 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.584 | – | – | – | $1.584 | $1.584 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.605 | $0.2966 | $1.028 | $0.6743 | $1.185 | $0.8211 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.611 | $0.2977 | $1.031 | $0.6926 | $1.176 | $0.8216 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $1.034 | $0.6787 | $1.186 | $0.8153 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $1.034 | $0.6787 | $1.187 | $0.8251 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.636 | $0.3023 | $1.047 | $0.6871 | $1.189 | $0.8262 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.636 | $0.3023 | $1.047 | $0.6871 | $1.189 | $0.8262 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.636 | $0.3023 | $1.047 | $0.6871 | $1.189 | $0.8262 |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.654 | $0.3057 | $1.059 | $0.6949 | – | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.664 | $0.3075 | – | – | – | – |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.664 | $0.3228 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.67 | $0.3086 | $1.069 | $0.7016 | $1.234 | $0.8544 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.672 | $0.309 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.672 | $0.1672 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.672 | $0.309 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.672 | $0.309 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.675 | $0.3095 | $1.072 | $0.7036 | $1.237 | $0.8569 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.688 | $0.3113 | $1.08 | $0.7089 | $1.239 | $0.8629 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.688 | $0.3119 | $1.08 | $0.7089 | $1.239 | $0.8629 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.689 | $0.3121 | $1.081 | $0.7094 | $1.248 | $0.8641 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.745 | $0.3225 | $1.117 | $0.7329 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.756 | $0.3247 | $1.071 | $0.7022 | $1.282 | $0.878 |
| West India westindia | $1.787 | $0.3302 | $1.144 | $0.7505 | $1.32 | $0.9142 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.815 | $0.3354 | $1.161 | $0.7622 | $1.341 | $0.9286 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.832 | $0.3386 | $1.173 | $0.7694 | $1.345 | $0.9363 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.84 | $0.34 | $1.178 | $0.7728 | $1.353 | $0.9316 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.893 | $0.3498 | $1.211 | $0.795 | $1.398 | $0.9685 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $1.91 | $0.382 | $1.165 | $0.7639 | $1.375 | $0.955 |
| South India southindia | $1.968 | $0.3637 | $1.26 | $0.8267 | $1.454 | $1.007 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.996 | $0.3689 | $1.278 | $0.8384 | $1.474 | $1.021 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.996 | $0.3689 | $1.278 | $0.8384 | $1.474 | $1.021 |
| France South francesouth | $2.101 | $0.3883 | $1.345 | $0.8823 | $1.552 | $1.075 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.163 | $0.3997 | $1.385 | $0.9086 | $1.598 | $1.107 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $2.194 | $0.4055 | $1.405 | $0.9217 | $1.621 | $1.123 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.224 | $0.411 | $1.423 | $0.9341 | $1.63 | $1.122 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.382 | $0.4402 | $1.524 | $1.00 | $1.759 | $1.219 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.595 | $0.4796 | $1.661 | $1.09 | $1.917 | $1.328 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.595 | $0.4796 | $1.661 | $1.09 | $1.917 | $1.328 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.891 | $0.5343 | $1.85 | $1.214 | $2.135 | $1.479 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.392 | $0.8909 | $0.5846 |
| Windows | $2.128 | $1.627 | $1.321 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| 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) | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_L16s_v3 |
| Family | Lsv3 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | lsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Lsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_L8s_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.696 |
| Standard_L16s_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.392 |
| Standard_L32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.784 |
| Standard_L48s_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.176 |
| Standard_L64s_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.568 |
| Standard_L80s_v3 | 80 | 640 | $6.96 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.