Standard_D16pds_v6vsStandard_E16pds_v6

Standard_D16pds_v6 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E16pds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $147.46 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
On-demand$0.734/hr22% less$0.936/hr
Lowest rate$0.2791/hr22% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.3557/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6 vs Standard_D16pds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.734$0.936▲ 28%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.320453% off$0.4355▲ 36%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.433341% off$0.5523▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.279162% off$0.3557▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.499132% off$0.6365▲ 28%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.34553% off$0.4399▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16pds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.734 vs $0.936 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E16pds_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 64
2× higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
Memory (GiB)64128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
Network15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
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)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)848 MB/s848 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
FamilyDpdsv6Epdsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6
Seriesdpdsv6-seriesepdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16pds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16pds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.483$0.614▲ 27%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.734$0.936▲ 28%
East US 2eastus2$0.734$0.936▲ 28%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.734$0.936▲ 28%
West US 2westus2$0.734$0.936▲ 28%
West US 3westus3$0.734$0.936▲ 28%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.782$0.997▲ 27%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.808$1.029▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.816$1.04▲ 27%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.816$1.04▲ 27%
North Europenortheurope$0.821$1.045▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.821$1.045▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$0.83$1.058▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$0.846$1.078▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.854$1.088▲ 27%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.859$1.093▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.859$1.095▲ 27%
West USwestus$0.859$1.093▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.878$1.118▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.878$1.118▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.878$1.118▲ 27%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.882$1.123▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.882$1.123▲ 27%
UK Westukwest$0.89$1.131▲ 27%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.896$1.142▲ 27%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.915$1.166▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.915$1.166▲ 27%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.918$1.17▲ 27%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.923$1.176▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.944$1.203▲ 27%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.947$1.205▲ 27%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.955$1.216▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.958$1.219▲ 27%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.962$1.224▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$1.011$1.288▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.03$1.312▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.051$1.338▲ 27%
South Indiasouthindia$1.109$1.413▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.146$1.459▲ 27%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.168$1.486▲ 27%
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.241$1.582▲ 27%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.337$1.704▲ 27%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.366$1.741▲ 27%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.366$1.741▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

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_D16pds_v5Standard_D16pds_v7
Standard_E16pds_v6Memory optimized, Epdsv6 family
Standard_E16pds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv6 family

Compare Standard_E16pds_v6 with

Standard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ds_v6Standard_E16pds_v5Standard_E16pds_v7

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