Standard_D16ds_v7vsStandard_E16ds_v7

Standard_D16ds_v7 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E16ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $261.34 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7
On-demand$1.305/hr22% less$1.663/hr
Lowest rate$0.2412/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3135/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (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_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7 vs Standard_D16ds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$1.305$1.663▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.241281% off$0.3135▲ 30%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.887432% off$1.131▲ 27%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.600353% off$0.7816▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16ds_v7 leads
On-demand price$1.305 vs $1.663 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E16ds_v7 leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 64
2× higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7
Memory (GiB)64128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7
Network25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_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)944 MB/s944 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7
FamilyDdsv7Edsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7
Seriesddsv7-seriesedsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16ds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16ds_v7Standard_E16ds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$1.253$1.597▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.305$1.663▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$1.305$1.663▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.305$1.663▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$1.305$1.663▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$1.305$1.663▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.328$1.692▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.389$1.77▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.441$1.836▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.449$1.846▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.504$1.916▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$1.507$1.92▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.514$1.929▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.566$1.996▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.566$1.996▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.566$1.996▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.566$1.996▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$1.575$2.007▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.608$2.049▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.608$2.049▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$1.629$2.076▲ 27%
West USwestus$1.702$2.169▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.723$2.195▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.088$2.661▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare Standard_D16ds_v7 with

Standard_D16ads_v7Standard_D16pds_v7Standard_D16ds_v6
Standard_E16ds_v7Memory optimized, Edsv7 family
Standard_E16ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv7 family

Compare Standard_E16ds_v7 with

Standard_E16ads_v7Standard_E16pds_v7Standard_E16ds_v6

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