Standard_D16ads_v7vsStandard_D16ds_v7

Standard_D16ads_v7 is 30% cheaper than Standard_D16ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $286.89 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
On-demand$0.912/hr30% less$1.305/hr
Lowest rate$0.1769/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2412/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite 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_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7Standard_D16ds_v7 vs Standard_D16ads_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.912$1.305▲ 43%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.176982% off$0.2412▲ 36%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.5381——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.3466——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.629332% off$0.8874▲ 41%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.419554% off$0.6003▲ 43%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.912 vs $1.305 per hour
30% cheaper
Where Standard_D16ds_v7 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)944 MB/s vs 936 MB/s
1% higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
Network25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
Storage2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe880 GiB880 GiB
Max data disks4848
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,00032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)936 MB/s944 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
FamilyDadsv7Ddsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7
Seriesdadsv7-seriesddsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16ds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.912$1.253▲ 37%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.912$1.305▲ 43%
East US 2eastus2$0.912$1.305▲ 43%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.912$1.305▲ 43%
West US 2westus2$0.912$1.305▲ 43%
West US 3westus3$0.912$1.305▲ 43%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.976$1.328▲ 36%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.005$1.441▲ 43%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.019$1.566▲ 54%
North Europenortheurope$1.019$1.507▲ 48%
UK Southuksouth$1.061$1.575▲ 48%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.072$1.514▲ 41%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.072$1.449▲ 35%
West USwestus$1.072$1.702▲ 59%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.093$1.566▲ 43%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.104$1.504▲ 36%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.104$1.566▲ 42%
West Europewesteurope$1.104$1.629▲ 48%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.125$1.608▲ 43%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.146$1.566▲ 37%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.221$1.608▲ 32%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.306$1.723▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.464$2.088▲ 43%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare Standard_D16ads_v7 with

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Standard_D16ds_v7General purpose, Ddsv7 family
Standard_D16ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv7 family

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