Standard_D16ads_v6vsStandard_D16ads_v7

Standard_D16ads_v6 and Standard_D16ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.912 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
On-demand$0.912/hr$0.912/hr
Lowest rate$0.1923/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1769/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ads_v7 vs Standard_D16ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.912$0.912Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.192381% off$0.1769▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.538141% off$0.5381Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.346662% off$0.3466Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.629331% off$0.6293Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.419554% off$0.4195Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D16ads_v7 leads
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
Storage2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe880 GiB880 GiB
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)30,40032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
FamilyDadsv6Dadsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7
Seriesdadsv6-seriesdadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.59$0.59Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.59$0.59Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.912$0.912Same
East US 2eastus2$0.912$0.912Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.912$0.912Same
West US 2westus2$0.912$0.912Same
West US 3westus3$0.912$0.912Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.976$0.976Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.005$1.005Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.019$1.019Same
North Europenortheurope$1.019$1.019Same
Central UScentralus$1.032$0.912▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$1.061$1.061Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.072$1.072Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.072$1.072Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.072$1.072Same
West USwestus$1.072$1.072Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.093$1.093Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.104$1.104Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.104$1.104Same
West Europewesteurope$1.104$1.104Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.124$1.146▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.125$1.125Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.125$1.125Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.146$1.146Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.146$1.146Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.157$1.157Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.189$1.189Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.189$1.189Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.221$1.221Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.262$1.262Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.306$1.306Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.306$1.306Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.464$1.464Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D16ads_v6General purpose, Dadsv6 family
Standard_D16ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv6 family

Compare Standard_D16ads_v6 with

Standard_D16ds_v6Standard_E16ads_v6Standard_D16pds_v6Standard_D16ads_v5
Standard_D16ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D16ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D16ads_v7 with

Standard_D16ds_v7Standard_D16pds_v7Standard_E16ads_v7Standard_F16ads_v7

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