Standard_B16ps_v2vsStandard_B16s_v2

Standard_B16ps_v2 is 19% cheaper than Standard_B16s_v2 on demand in East US, saving $93.44 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
On-demand$0.538/hr19% less$0.666/hr
Lowest rate$0.2043/hr19% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2529/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2Standard_B16s_v2 vs Standard_B16ps_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.538$0.666▲ 24%
SpotCan be interrupted10% off$0.484210% off$0.5994▲ 24%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.317241% off$0.3927▲ 24%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.204362% off$0.2529▲ 24%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.360533% off$0.4462▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.242155% off$0.2997▲ 24%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_B16ps_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.538 vs $0.666 per hour
19% cheaper
Physical cores16 vs 8
2× higher
Where Standard_B16s_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
vCPUs1616
Physical cores168
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
Network6,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
FamilyBpsv2Bsv2
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2
Seriesbpsv2-seriesbsv2-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_B16ps_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_B16ps_v2Standard_B16s_v2Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.358$0.717▲ 100%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.358$0.717▲ 100%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.358$0.717▲ 100%
West US 3westus3$0.48$0.666▲ 39%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.538$0.666▲ 24%
East US 2eastus2$0.538$0.666▲ 24%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.538$0.666▲ 24%
West US 2westus2$0.538$0.666▲ 24%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.55$0.691▲ 26%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.589$0.742▲ 26%
North Europenortheurope$0.589$0.73▲ 24%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.602$0.755▲ 25%
UK Southuksouth$0.602$0.755▲ 25%
Central UScentralus$0.607$0.752▲ 24%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.614$0.768▲ 25%
West Europewesteurope$0.614$0.768▲ 25%
West USwestus$0.64$0.794▲ 24%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.645$0.799▲ 24%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.645$0.799▲ 24%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.676$0.845▲ 25%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.678$0.845▲ 25%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.678$0.845▲ 25%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.691$0.87▲ 26%
East Asiaeastasia$0.742$0.934▲ 26%

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.