Standard_D16lds_v6vsStandard_D16lds_v7

Standard_D16lds_v6 is 20% cheaper than Standard_D16lds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $164.98 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7
On-demand$0.883/hr20% less$1.109/hr
Lowest rate$0.186/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2049/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)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_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7Standard_D16lds_v7 vs Standard_D16lds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.883$1.109▲ 26%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.18682% off$0.2049▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.5471——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.3442——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.591633% off$0.743▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.388556% off$0.488▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16lds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.883 vs $1.109 per hour
20% cheaper
Where Standard_D16lds_v7 leads
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,000 vs 25,600
25% higher

Specs

6 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_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)25,60032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)848 MB/s944 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7
FamilyDldsv6Dldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7
Seriesdldsv6-seriesdldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16lds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16lds_v6Standard_D16lds_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.883$1.109▲ 26%
East US 2eastus2$0.883$1.109▲ 26%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.883$1.064▲ 20%
West US 2westus2$0.883$1.109▲ 26%
West US 3westus3$0.883$1.109▲ 26%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.945$1.128▲ 19%
North Europenortheurope$0.947$1.28▲ 35%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.966$1.277▲ 32%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.971$1.175▲ 21%
Central UScentralus$0.997$1.064▲ 7%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.997$1.311▲ 31%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.997$1.231▲ 23%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.007$1.277▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$1.007$1.384▲ 37%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.008$1.277▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.049$1.235▲ 18%
UK Southuksouth$1.049$1.338▲ 28%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.059$1.331▲ 26%
West USwestus$1.10$1.388▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.152$1.331▲ 16%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.174$1.311▲ 12%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.262$1.405▲ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.36$1.703▲ 25%

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

Standard_D16lds_v6General purpose, Dldsv6 family
Standard_D16lds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dldsv6 family

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Standard_D16lds_v7General purpose, Dldsv7 family
Standard_D16lds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dldsv7 family

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