Standard_D16_v5vsStandard_D16ds_v5

Standard_D16_v5 is 15% cheaper than Standard_D16ds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $99.28 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
On-demand$0.768/hr15% less$0.904/hr
Lowest rate$0.1621/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1939/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice 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_v5Standard_D16ds_v5Standard_D16ds_v5 vs Standard_D16_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.768$0.904▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.162179% off$0.1939▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.473941% off$0.5333▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.303362% off$0.3435▲ 13%
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_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.768 vs $0.904 per hour
15% cheaper
Where Standard_D16ds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
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)600 MB/s600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
FamilyDv5Ddsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5
Seriesdv5-seriesddsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16ds_v5Difference
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$0.883$1.04▲ 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$1.085▲ 18%
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%
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%
West Indiawestindia$0.983$1.157▲ 18%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.992$1.168▲ 18%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.992$1.168▲ 18%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.998$1.175▲ 18%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.008$1.193▲ 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%
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.061$1.248▲ 18%
South Indiasouthindia$1.083$1.275▲ 18%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.161$1.435▲ 24%
France Southfrancesouth$1.165$1.373▲ 18%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.196$1.414▲ 18%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.224$1.44▲ 18%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.224$1.441▲ 18%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.314$1.557▲ 18%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.316$1.556▲ 18%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.321$1.56▲ 18%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.591$1.872▲ 18%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D16_v5General purpose, Dv5 family
Standard_D16_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv5 family

Compare Standard_D16_v5 with

Standard_D16d_v5Standard_D16lds_v5Standard_D16ls_v5Standard_D16s_v5Standard_E16_v5Standard_D16_v4
Standard_D16ds_v5General purpose, Ddsv5 family
Standard_D16ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv5 family

Compare Standard_D16ds_v5 with

Standard_D16ads_v5Standard_E16ds_v5Standard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v6

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 61–62% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect Azure account

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