Standard_D16_v5vsStandard_D16lds_v5

Standard_D16_v5 and Standard_D16lds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.768 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16lds_v5
On-demand$0.768/hr$0.768/hr
Lowest rate$0.1621/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1647/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire 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_D16lds_v5Standard_D16lds_v5 vs Standard_D16_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.768$0.768Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.162179% off$0.1647▲ 2%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.473941% off$0.4531▼ 4%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.303364% off$0.2765▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.526733% off$0.5146▼ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.353456% off$0.3379▼ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher
Where Standard_D16lds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16lds_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 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16lds_v5
Memory (GiB)6432
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16lds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16lds_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_D16lds_v5
FamilyDv5Dldsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16_v5Standard_D16lds_v5
Seriesdv5-seriesdldsv5-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_D16lds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.768$0.768Same
East US 2eastus2$0.768$0.768Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.768$0.768Same
West US 2westus2$0.768$0.768Same
West US 3westus3$0.768$0.768Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.808$0.792▼ 2%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.808$0.792▼ 2%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.808$0.792▼ 2%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.808$0.792▼ 2%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.816$0.832▲ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.856$0.848▼ 1%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.856$0.848▼ 1%
North Europenortheurope$0.856$0.872▲ 2%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.856$0.888▲ 4%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.864$0.806▼ 7%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.864$0.806▼ 7%
Central UScentralus$0.868$0.868Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.883$0.883Same
UK Southuksouth$0.888$0.92▲ 4%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.893$0.88▼ 1%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.896$0.92▲ 3%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.896$0.96▲ 7%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.896$0.888▼ 1%
West USwestus$0.896$0.96▲ 7%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.92$0.888▼ 3%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.92$0.888▼ 3%
West Europewesteurope$0.92$0.888▼ 3%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.922$0.922Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.922$0.922Same
UK Westukwest$0.929$0.929Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.942$0.96▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.942$0.96▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.944$0.88▼ 7%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.96$1.008▲ 5%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.96$1.008▲ 5%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.96$1.008▲ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.96$0.896▼ 7%
West Indiawestindia$0.983$0.983Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.992$0.976▼ 2%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.992$0.976▼ 2%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.998$0.998Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.008$1.169▲ 16%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.012$1.098▲ 8%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.012$1.098▲ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.016$1.04▲ 2%
East Asiaeastasia$1.056$0.984▼ 7%
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.061$1.082▲ 2%
South Indiasouthindia$1.083$1.083Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.161$1.145▼ 1%
France Southfrancesouth$1.165$1.196▲ 3%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.196$1.154▼ 4%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.224$1.192▼ 3%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.224$1.248▲ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.314$1.428▲ 9%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.316$1.428▲ 9%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.321$1.352▲ 2%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.591$1.55▼ 3%

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

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Standard_D16lds_v5General purpose, Dldsv5 family
Standard_D16lds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dldsv5 family

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