Standard_D16ds_v4vsStandard_D16ds_v5

Standard_D16ds_v4 and Standard_D16ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.904 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5
On-demand$0.904/hr$0.904/hr
Lowest rate$0.1914/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1939/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald 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_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5Standard_D16ds_v5 vs Standard_D16ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.904$0.904Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.191479% off$0.1939▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.531541% off$0.5333Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.339962% off$0.3435▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.617932% off$0.6179Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.412954% off$0.4129Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D16ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s vs 384 MB/s
56% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_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 details1 of 4 differStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5
FamilyDdsv4Ddsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5
Seriesddsv4-seriesddsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16ds_v4Standard_D16ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.904$0.904Same
East US 2eastus2$0.904$0.904Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.904$0.904Same
West US 2westus2$0.904$0.904Same
West US 3westus3$0.904$0.904Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.96$0.96Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.976$0.976Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.976$0.976Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.976$0.976Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.976$0.976Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.994$0.994Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.008$1.008Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.008$1.008Same
North Europenortheurope$1.008$1.008Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.008$1.008Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.015$1.015Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.015$1.015Same
Central UScentralus$1.022$1.022Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.043$1.04Same
UK Southuksouth$1.048$1.048Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.056$1.056Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.056$1.056Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.056$1.056Same
West USwestus$1.064$1.064Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.085$1.175▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.085$1.085Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.088$1.088Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.088$1.088Same
West Europewesteurope$1.088$1.088Same
UK Westukwest$1.094$1.094Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.104$1.104Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.109$1.109Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.109$1.109Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.112$1.112Same
West Indiawestindia$1.112$1.157▲ 4%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.128$1.128Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.13$1.13Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.136$1.136Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.136$1.136Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.136$1.136Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.144$1.144Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.144$1.144Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.168$1.168Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.175$1.085▼ 8%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.194$1.193Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.197$1.197Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.197$1.197Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.20$1.20Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.24$1.24Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.274$1.275Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.284$1.168▼ 9%
France Southfrancesouth$1.374$1.373Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.408$1.414Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.435$1.435Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.44$1.44Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.469$1.441▼ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.556$1.556Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.556$1.557Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.582$1.56▼ 1%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.873$1.872Same

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

Standard_D16ds_v4General purpose, Ddsv4 family
Standard_D16ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv4 family

Compare Standard_D16ds_v4 with

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Standard_D16ds_v5General purpose, Ddsv5 family
Standard_D16ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv5 family

Compare Standard_D16ds_v5 with

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