Standard_E16ads_v6vsStandard_E16ads_v7

Standard_E16ads_v6 and Standard_E16ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.162 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
On-demand$1.162/hr$1.162/hr
Lowest rate$0.2451/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2168/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7Standard_E16ads_v7 vs Standard_E16ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.162$1.162Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.245181% off$0.2168▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.685441% off$0.6854Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.441462% off$0.4414Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.790232% off$0.7902Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.546153% off$0.5461Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E16ads_v7 leads
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
Storage2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe880 GiB880 GiB
Max data disks3248
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)30,40032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16ads_v6Standard_E16ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.75$0.75Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.75$0.75Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.162$1.162Same
East US 2eastus2$1.162$1.162Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.162$1.162Same
West US 2westus2$1.162$1.162Same
West US 3westus3$1.162$1.162Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.242$1.242Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.277$1.277Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.296$1.296Same
North Europenortheurope$1.296$1.296Same
Central UScentralus$1.312$1.162▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$1.35$1.35Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.363$1.363Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.363$1.363Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.363$1.363Same
West USwestus$1.363$1.363Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.381$1.458▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.39$1.39Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.40$1.40Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.403$1.403Same
West Europewesteurope$1.403$1.403Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.43$1.43Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.43$1.43Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.458$1.458Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.458$1.458Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.472$1.472Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.512$1.512Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.512$1.512Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.552$1.552Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.606$1.606Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.661$1.661Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.661$1.661Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.862$1.862Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E16ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E16ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

Compare Standard_E16ads_v6 with

Standard_D16ads_v6Standard_E16ds_v6Standard_E16pds_v6Standard_E16ads_v5
Standard_E16ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E16ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

Compare Standard_E16ads_v7 with

Standard_D16ads_v7Standard_E16ds_v7Standard_E16pds_v7Standard_F16ads_v7

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