Standard_E16_v3vsStandard_E16s_v3

Standard_E16_v3 and Standard_E16s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.008 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
On-demand$1.008/hr$1.008/hr
Lowest rate$0.2015/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2015/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v3 vs Standard_E16_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.008$1.008Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.201580% off$0.2015Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.695531% off$0.6955Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.473853% off$0.4738Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16_v3 leads
Temp disk400 GiB vs 256 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E16s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Network8,000 Mbps8,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Storage400 GiB temp SSD256 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk400 GiB256 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s384 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16_v3Standard_E16s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.008$1.008Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.008$1.008Same
West US 2westus2$1.008$1.008Same
West US 3westus3$1.008$1.008Same
East US 2eastus2$1.064$1.064Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.072$1.072Same
Central Indiacentralindia$1.096$1.096Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.096$1.096Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.096$1.096Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.109$1.109Same
West USwestus$1.12$1.12Same
North Europenortheurope$1.128$1.128Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.128$1.128Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.152$1.152Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.152$1.152Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.152$1.152Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.166$1.166Same
West Central USwestcentralus$1.166$1.166Same
Central UScentralus$1.167$1.167Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.168$1.168Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.168$1.168Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.184$1.184Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.184$1.184Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.21$1.21Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.216$1.216Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.216$1.216Same
West Indiawestindia$1.216$1.216Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.241$1.241Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.248$1.248Same
UK Southuksouth$1.248$1.248Same
UK Westukwest$1.248$1.248Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.268$1.268Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.277$1.277Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.277$1.277Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.277$1.277Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.277$1.277Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.277$1.277Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.277$1.277Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.277$1.277Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.28$1.28Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.28$1.28Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.28$1.28Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.28$1.28Same
West Europewesteurope$1.28$1.28Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.334$1.334Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.336$1.336Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.344$1.344Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.394$1.394Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.408$1.408Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.408$1.408Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.456$1.456Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.532$1.532Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.572$1.572Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.581$1.581Same
France Southfrancesouth$1.621$1.621Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.68$1.68Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.83$1.83Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.831$1.831Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.879$1.879Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.992$1.992Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$2.444$2.444Same

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Standard_E16_v3Memory optimized, Ev3 family
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Standard_E16s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E16s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

Compare Standard_E16s_v3 with

Standard_D16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4

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