Standard_D16pds_v5vsStandard_D16pds_v6

Standard_D16pds_v5 is 1% cheaper than Standard_D16pds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $8.03 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
On-demand$0.723/hr1% less$0.734/hr
Lowest rate$0.1528/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3204/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6Standard_D16pds_v6 vs Standard_D16pds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.723$0.734▲ 2%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.152856% off$0.3204▲ 110%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.426741% off$0.4333▲ 2%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.274862% off$0.2791▲ 2%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.495332% off$0.4991▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.332353% off$0.345▲ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.723 vs $0.734 per hour
1% cheaper
Where Standard_D16pds_v6 leads
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps15,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces48
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
Storage600 GiB temp SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk600 GiB–
Local NVMe–880 GiB
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s848 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
FamilyDpdsv5Dpdsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6
Seriesdpdsv5-seriesdpdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16pds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.483$0.483Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.723$0.734▲ 2%
East US 2eastus2$0.723$0.734▲ 2%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.723$0.734▲ 2%
West US 2westus2$0.723$0.734▲ 2%
West US 3westus3$0.723$0.734▲ 2%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.768$0.782▲ 2%
North Europenortheurope$0.806$0.821▲ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.808$0.816▲ 1%
Central UScentralus$0.818$0.83▲ 1%
UK Southuksouth$0.834$0.846▲ 1%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.848$0.859▲ 1%
West USwestus$0.848$0.859▲ 1%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.867$0.882▲ 2%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.868$0.882▲ 2%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.872$0.878▲ 1%
West Europewesteurope$0.872$0.878▲ 1%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.904$0.915▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.912$0.915Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.936$0.944▲ 1%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.96$1.146▲ 19%
East Asiaeastasia$0.996$1.011▲ 2%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D16pds_v5General purpose, Dpdsv5 family
Standard_D16pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv5 family

Compare Standard_D16pds_v5 with

Standard_D16ads_v5Standard_D16ds_v5Standard_E16pds_v5
Standard_D16pds_v6General purpose, Dpdsv6 family
Standard_D16pds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv6 family

Compare Standard_D16pds_v6 with

Standard_D16ads_v6Standard_D16ds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6Standard_D16pds_v7

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