Standard_D16ads_v5vsStandard_D16pds_v5

Standard_D16pds_v5 is 12% cheaper than Standard_D16ads_v5 on demand in East US, saving $73.73 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
On-demand$0.824/hr$0.723/hr12% less
Lowest rate$0.1739/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1528/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Ampere Altra
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v5 vs Standard_D16ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.824$0.723▼ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.173979% off$0.1528▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.486241% off$0.4267▼ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.313162% off$0.2748▼ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.565331% off$0.4953▼ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.377154% off$0.3323▼ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16ads_v5 leads
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Where Standard_D16pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.723 vs $0.824 per hour
12% cheaper
Physical cores16 vs 8
2× higher
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s vs 384 MB/s
56% higher

Specs

10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 6 differStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
vCPUs1616
Physical cores816
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Ampere Altra
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces84
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
Storage600 GiB temp SSD600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk600 GiB600 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
FamilyDadsv5Dpdsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5
Seriesdadsv5-seriesdpdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16ads_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16pds_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.537$0.483▼ 10%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.537$0.483▼ 10%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.537$0.483▼ 10%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.824$0.723▼ 12%
East US 2eastus2$0.824$0.723▼ 12%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.824$0.723▼ 12%
West US 2westus2$0.824$0.723▼ 12%
West US 3westus3$0.824$0.723▼ 12%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.88$0.768▼ 13%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.92$0.808▼ 12%
North Europenortheurope$0.92$0.806▼ 12%
Central UScentralus$0.931$0.818▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.96$0.834▼ 13%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.968$0.848▼ 12%
West USwestus$0.976$0.848▼ 13%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.989$0.867▼ 12%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.989$0.868▼ 12%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.00$0.872▼ 13%
West Europewesteurope$1.00$0.872▼ 13%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.032$0.904▼ 12%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.04$0.912▼ 12%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.072$0.936▼ 13%
East Asiaeastasia$1.136$0.996▼ 12%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.178$0.96▼ 19%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D16ads_v5General purpose, Dadsv5 family
Standard_D16ads_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv5 family

Compare Standard_D16ads_v5 with

Standard_D16ds_v5Standard_E16ads_v5Standard_D16ads_v6
Standard_D16pds_v5General purpose, Dpdsv5 family
Standard_D16pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv5 family

Compare Standard_D16pds_v5 with

Standard_D16ds_v5Standard_E16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6

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