Standard_D16_v4vsStandard_D16ds_v4

Standard_D16_v4 is 15% cheaper than Standard_D16ds_v4 on demand in East US, saving $99.28 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
On-demand$0.768/hr15% less$0.904/hr
Lowest rate$0.162/hr15% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1914/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 Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), 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_v4Standard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v4 vs Standard_D16_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.16279% off$0.1914▲ 18%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.453141% off$0.5315▲ 17%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.291962% off$0.3399▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.526732% off$0.6179▲ 17%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.353454% off$0.4129▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16_v4 leads
On-demand price$0.768 vs $0.904 per hour
15% cheaper
Where Standard_D16ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
Storage–600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk–600 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 details2 of 4 differStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
FamilyDv4Ddsv4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4
Seriesdv4-seriesddsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16_v4Standard_D16ds_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
East US 2eastus2$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
West US 2westus2$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
West US 3westus3$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.808$0.976▲ 21%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.808$0.976▲ 21%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.808$0.976▲ 21%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.808$0.976▲ 21%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.816$0.96▲ 18%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.845$0.994▲ 18%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.856$1.008▲ 18%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.856$1.008▲ 18%
North Europenortheurope$0.856$1.008▲ 18%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.856$1.008▲ 18%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.864$1.015▲ 17%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.864$1.015▲ 17%
Central UScentralus$0.868$1.022▲ 18%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.886$1.043▲ 18%
UK Southuksouth$0.888$1.048▲ 18%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.893$1.104▲ 24%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.896$1.056▲ 18%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.896$1.056▲ 18%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.896$1.056▲ 18%
West USwestus$0.896$1.064▲ 19%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.92$1.088▲ 18%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.92$1.088▲ 18%
West Europewesteurope$0.92$1.088▲ 18%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.922$1.175▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.922$1.085▲ 18%
UK Westukwest$0.929$1.094▲ 18%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.942$1.109▲ 18%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.942$1.109▲ 18%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.944$1.112▲ 18%
West Indiawestindia$0.944$1.112▲ 18%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.96$1.136▲ 18%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.96$1.136▲ 18%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.96$1.136▲ 18%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.96$1.128▲ 17%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.96$1.13▲ 18%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.968$1.144▲ 18%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.968$1.144▲ 18%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.992$1.168▲ 18%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.998$1.085▲ 9%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.008$1.194▲ 18%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.012$1.197▲ 18%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.012$1.197▲ 18%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.016$1.20▲ 18%
East Asiaeastasia$1.056$1.24▲ 17%
South Indiasouthindia$1.082$1.274▲ 18%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.091$1.284▲ 18%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.161$1.435▲ 24%
France Southfrancesouth$1.167$1.374▲ 18%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.196$1.408▲ 18%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.224$1.44▲ 18%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.248$1.469▲ 18%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.316$1.556▲ 18%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.316$1.556▲ 18%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.344$1.582▲ 18%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.591$1.873▲ 18%

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Standard_D16_v4General purpose, Dv4 family
Standard_D16_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv4 family

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Standard_D16ds_v4General purpose, Ddsv4 family
Standard_D16ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv4 family

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