Standard_M16ms
Standard_M16ms is an Azure VM size with 16 vCPUs, 437.5 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)). In East US it costs $3.073 per hour on demand ($2,243.29 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.767 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5679 per hour. It is sold in 53 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 | $3.073 | $0.5679 | $1.767 | $0.8597 | $2.12 | $1.075 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $3.073 | $0.5679 | $1.767 | $0.8597 | $2.12 | $1.075 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $3.073 | $0.5679 | $1.767 | $0.8597 | $2.12 | $1.075 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.073 | $0.5679 | $1.767 | $0.8597 | $2.12 | $1.075 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $3.073 | $0.5679 | $1.767 | $0.8597 | $2.12 | $1.075 |
| Central India centralindia | $3.17 | $0.5858 | $1.823 | $0.8871 | $2.187 | $1.109 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $3.17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $3.17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $3.38 | $0.6247 | $1.944 | $0.9457 | $2.332 | $1.183 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $3.38 | $0.6247 | $1.944 | $0.9457 | $2.332 | $1.183 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $3.384 | $0.6254 | $1.946 | $0.9476 | $2.335 | $1.184 |
| Central US centralus | $3.472 | $0.6416 | $1.997 | $0.9715 | $2.395 | $1.215 |
| North Europe northeurope | $3.688 | $0.6815 | $2.121 | $1.032 | $2.544 | $1.29 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.688 | $0.6815 | $2.121 | $1.032 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $3.688 | $0.6815 | $2.121 | $1.032 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $3.688 | $0.6815 | $2.121 | $1.032 | $2.544 | $1.29 |
| France Central francecentral | $3.872 | $0.7155 | $2.227 | $1.083 | $2.671 | $1.355 |
| UK South uksouth | $3.872 | $0.7155 | $2.227 | $1.083 | $2.671 | $1.355 |
| UK West ukwest | $3.872 | $0.7155 | $2.227 | $1.083 | $2.671 | $1.355 |
| West US westus | $3.995 | $0.7383 | $2.297 | $1.118 | $2.756 | $1.398 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.01 | $0.7411 | $2.306 | $1.122 | $2.767 | $1.403 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $4.01 | $0.7411 | $2.306 | $1.122 | $2.767 | $1.403 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $4.056 | $0.7495 | $2.333 | $1.135 | $2.798 | $1.419 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $4.056 | $0.7495 | $2.333 | $1.135 | $2.798 | $1.419 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $4.06 | $0.7503 | $2.333 | $1.135 | $2.801 | $1.421 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $4.118 | $0.761 | $2.368 | $1.152 | $2.841 | $1.441 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $4.302 | $0.795 | $2.474 | $1.204 | $2.968 | $1.505 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $4.302 | $0.795 | $2.474 | $1.204 | $2.968 | $1.505 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $4.302 | $0.795 | $2.474 | $1.204 | $2.968 | $1.505 |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.302 | $0.795 | $2.474 | $1.204 | $2.968 | $1.505 |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.302 | $0.795 | $2.474 | $1.204 | $2.968 | $1.505 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.307 | $0.796 | $2.477 | $1.206 | $2.971 | $1.507 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $4.394 | $0.812 | $2.527 | $1.229 | $3.031 | $1.538 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $4.456 | $0.4456 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $4.456 | $0.8235 | $2.562 | $1.247 | $3.074 | $1.559 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $4.461 | $0.8244 | $2.565 | $1.249 | $3.078 | $1.561 |
| South India southindia | $4.61 | $0.8519 | $2.677 | $1.302 | $3.18 | $1.613 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $4.679 | $0.8646 | $2.691 | $1.309 | $3.228 | $1.637 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $4.732 | $0.8746 | $2.657 | $1.293 | $3.265 | $1.656 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $4.794 | $0.8859 | $2.757 | $1.341 | $3.307 | $1.677 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $5.163 | $0.9541 | $2.969 | $1.444 | $3.562 | $1.806 |
| East Asia eastasia | $5.57 | $1.029 | $2.818 | $1.371 | $3.843 | $1.949 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $5.593 | $1.034 | $3.216 | $1.565 | $3.859 | $1.957 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $5.992 | $1.107 | $3.446 | $1.676 | $4.134 | $2.097 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $6.152 | $1.137 | $3.454 | $1.681 | $4.244 | $2.153 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $6.914 | $1.278 | $3.976 | $1.934 | $4.77 | $2.419 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.073 | $1.767 | $0.8597 |
| Windows | $4.214 | $2.908 | $2.001 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 437.5 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 4 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 512 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 512 GiB |
| Max data disks | 16 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 10,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 250 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_M16ms |
| Family | Mms |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | m-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other Mms sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_M8-2ms | 2 | 218.75 | $1.536 |
| Standard_M8-4ms | 4 | 218.75 | $1.536 |
| Standard_M16-4ms | 4 | 437.5 | $3.073 |
| Standard_M8ms | 8 | 218.75 | $1.536 |
| Standard_M16-8ms | 8 | 437.5 | $3.073 |
| Standard_M32-8ms | 8 | 875 | $6.146 |
| Standard_M16ms | 16 | 437.5 | $3.073 |
| Standard_M32-16ms | 16 | 875 | $6.146 |
| Standard_M64-16ms | 16 | 1792 | $10.337 |
| Standard_M32ms | 32 | 875 | $6.146 |
| Standard_M64-32ms | 32 | 1792 | $10.337 |
| Standard_M128-32ms | 32 | 3892 | $26.688 |
| Standard_M64ms | 64 | 1792 | $10.337 |
| Standard_M128-64ms | 64 | 3892 | $26.688 |
| Standard_M128ms | 128 | 3892 | $26.688 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.