Standard_D16_v3vsStandard_D16s_v3

Standard_D16_v3 and Standard_D16s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.768 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
On-demand$0.768/hr$0.768/hr
Lowest rate$0.1535/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1535/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel 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 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3Standard_D16s_v3 vs Standard_D16_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.768$0.768Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.153580% off$0.1535Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.529931% off$0.5299Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.36153% off$0.361Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16_v3 leads
Temp disk400 GiB vs 128 GiB
3.1× higher
Where Standard_D16s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel 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 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
Storage400 GiB temp SSD128 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk400 GiB128 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s384 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3
Seriesdv3-seriesdsv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16_v3Standard_D16s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.768$0.768Same
East US 2eastus2$0.768$0.768Same
West US 2westus2$0.768$0.768Same
West US 3westus3$0.768$0.768Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.8$0.8Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.816$0.816Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.84$0.84Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.84$0.84Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.84$0.84Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.845$0.845Same
North Europenortheurope$0.856$0.856Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.856$0.856Same
Central UScentralus$0.88$0.88Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.88$0.88Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.88$0.88Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.886$0.886Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.888$0.888Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.888$0.888Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.896$0.896Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.896$0.896Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.896$0.896Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.9$0.9Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.9$0.9Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.92$0.92Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.92$0.92Same
UK Southuksouth$0.928$0.928Same
UK Westukwest$0.928$0.928Same
West USwestus$0.936$0.936Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.942$0.942Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.96$0.96Same
West Europewesteurope$0.96$0.96Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.984$0.984Same
West Indiawestindia$0.984$0.984Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.00$1.00Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.00$1.00Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.00$1.00Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.00$1.00Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.00$1.00Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.008$1.008Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.008$1.008Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.008$1.008Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.008$1.008Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.016$1.016Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.032$1.032Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.032$1.032Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.056$1.056Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.056$1.056Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.056$1.056Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.061$1.061Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.082$1.082Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.131$1.131Same
France Southfrancesouth$1.165$1.165Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.196$1.196Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.248$1.248Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.25$1.25Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.27$1.27Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.272$1.272Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.373$1.373Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.373$1.373Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.625$1.625Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.654$1.654Same

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Standard_D16_v3General purpose, Dv3 family
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.