Standard_D16as_v6vsStandard_D16as_v7

Standard_D16as_v6 and Standard_D16as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.726 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7
On-demand$0.726/hr$0.726/hr
Lowest rate$0.1531/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1408/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_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7Standard_D16as_v7 vs Standard_D16as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.726$0.726Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.153181% off$0.1408▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.428541% off$0.4285Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.27662% off$0.276Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.500931% off$0.5009Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.33454% off$0.334Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D16as_v7 leads
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_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_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)30,40032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7
FamilyDasv6Dasv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7
Seriesdasv6-seriesdasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16as_v6Standard_D16as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.469$0.469Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.469$0.469Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.726$0.726Same
East US 2eastus2$0.726$0.726Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.726$0.726Same
West US 2westus2$0.726$0.726Same
West US 3westus3$0.726$0.726Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.776$0.776Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.798$0.798Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.81$0.81Same
North Europenortheurope$0.81$0.81Same
Central UScentralus$0.821$0.726▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.845$0.845Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.848$0.912▲ 8%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.853$0.853Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.853$0.853Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.853$0.853Same
West USwestus$0.853$0.853Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.869$0.869Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.878$0.878Same
West Europewesteurope$0.878$0.878Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.88$0.88Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.894$0.894Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.894$0.894Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.912$0.912Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.912$0.912Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.92$0.92Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.946$0.946Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.946$0.946Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.971$0.971Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.005$1.005Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.038$1.038Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.038$1.038Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.165$1.165Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D16as_v6General purpose, Dasv6 family
Standard_D16as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv6 family

Compare Standard_D16as_v6 with

Standard_D16s_v6Standard_E16as_v6Standard_F16as_v6Standard_D16ps_v6Standard_D16as_v5
Standard_D16as_v7General purpose, Dasv7 family
Standard_D16as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv7 family

Compare Standard_D16as_v7 with

Standard_D16ps_v7Standard_D16s_v7Standard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7

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