Standard_D16_v3vsStandard_D16_v4
Standard_D16_v3 and Standard_D16_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.768 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.768/hr | $0.768/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.1535/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.162/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 | Standard_D16_v4 vs Standard_D16_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.768 | $0.768 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.1535 | 79% off$0.162 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 41% off$0.4531 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 62% off$0.2919 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$0.5299 | 31% off$0.5267 | ▼ 1% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.361 | 54% off$0.3534 | ▼ 2% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D16_v3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_D16_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higherSpecs
8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 | 195 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 2,000 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage2 of 7 differ | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 400 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 400 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 384 MB/s | 384 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dv3 | Dv4 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | No | No |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dv3-series | dv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D16_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D16_v3 | Standard_D16_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.768 | $0.768 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.768 | $0.768 | Same |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.768 | $0.768 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $0.768 | $0.768 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.8 | $0.768 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $0.816 | $0.816 | Same |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.84 | $0.808 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $0.84 | $0.808 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $0.84 | $0.808 | ▼ 4% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $0.845 | $0.845 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.856 | $0.856 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $0.856 | $0.856 | Same |
| Central UScentralus | $0.88 | $0.868 | ▼ 1% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.88 | $0.922 | ▲ 5% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.88 | $0.922 | ▲ 5% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $0.886 | $0.886 | Same |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.888 | $0.856 | ▼ 4% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.888 | $0.856 | ▼ 4% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.896 | $0.896 | Same |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $0.896 | $0.896 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $0.896 | $0.896 | Same |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $0.9 | $0.864 | ▼ 4% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $0.9 | $0.864 | ▼ 4% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $0.92 | $0.92 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.92 | $0.92 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.928 | $0.888 | ▼ 4% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.928 | $0.929 | Same |
| West USwestus | $0.936 | $0.896 | ▼ 4% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.942 | $0.942 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $0.96 | $0.942 | ▼ 2% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.96 | $0.92 | ▼ 4% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.984 | $0.944 | ▼ 4% |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.984 | $0.944 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $1.00 | $0.96 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $1.00 | $0.96 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.00 | $0.96 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $1.00 | $0.998 | Same |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $1.00 | $0.96 | ▼ 4% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $1.008 | $1.008 | Same |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $1.008 | $0.968 | ▼ 4% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $1.008 | $0.96 | ▼ 5% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $1.008 | $0.968 | ▼ 4% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $1.016 | $1.016 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.032 | $0.992 | ▼ 4% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $1.032 | $1.091 | ▲ 6% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $1.056 | $1.056 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $1.056 | $1.012 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $1.056 | $1.012 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $1.061 | $1.061 | Same |
| South Indiasouthindia | $1.082 | $1.082 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $1.131 | $0.808 | ▼ 29% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $1.165 | $1.167 | Same |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $1.196 | $1.196 | Same |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $1.248 | $1.248 | Same |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $1.25 | $0.893 | ▼ 29% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $1.27 | $1.344 | ▲ 6% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $1.272 | $1.224 | ▼ 4% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $1.373 | $1.316 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $1.373 | $1.316 | ▼ 4% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $1.625 | $1.161 | ▼ 29% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $1.654 | $1.591 | ▼ 4% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.