Standard_DC16as_v5vsStandard_DC16as_v6

Standard_DC16as_v5 is 14% cheaper than Standard_DC16as_v6 on demand in East US, saving $81.03 a month.

At a glanceStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
On-demand$0.688/hr14% less$0.799/hr
Lowest rate$0.1452/hr14% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1686/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC (Milan)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6Standard_DC16as_v6 vs Standard_DC16as_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.688$0.799▲ 16%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.145279% off$0.1686▲ 16%
1-yr reservedNo upfront20% off$0.550520% off$0.6393▲ 16%
3-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$0.412840% off$0.4794▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment15% off$0.581615% off$0.6792▲ 17%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment35% off$0.447835% off$0.5194▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DC16as_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.688 vs $0.799 per hour
14% cheaper
Where Standard_DC16as_v6 leads
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s vs 384 MB/s
88% higher

Specs

8 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC (Milan)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
Network10,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoNo
Max network interfaces48
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60030,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s720 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 5 differStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
FamilyDCasv5DCasv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Confidential computingSNPSNP
Other1 of 2 differStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6
Seriesdcasv5-seriesdcasv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_DC16as_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_DC16as_v5Standard_DC16as_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.444$0.516▲ 16%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.688$0.799▲ 16%
East US 2eastus2$0.688$0.799▲ 16%
North Europenortheurope$0.768$0.891▲ 16%
Central UScentralus$0.777$0.903▲ 16%
UK Southuksouth$0.8$0.929▲ 16%
West USwestus$0.808$0.938▲ 16%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.832$0.966▲ 16%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.832$0.938▲ 13%
West Europewesteurope$0.832$0.966▲ 16%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.848$0.984▲ 16%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.864$1.003▲ 16%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.896$1.04▲ 16%
East Asiaeastasia$0.952$1.105▲ 16%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.984$1.142▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DC16as_v5General purpose, DCasv5 family
Standard_DC16as_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the DCasv5 family
Standard_DC16as_v6General purpose, DCasv6 family
Standard_DC16as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the DCasv6 family

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