Standard_E16as_v5vsStandard_E16as_v6

Standard_E16as_v5 is 5% cheaper than Standard_E16as_v6 on demand in East US, saving $36.50 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6
On-demand$0.904/hr5% less$0.954/hr
Lowest rate$0.1904/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2012/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6Standard_E16as_v6 vs Standard_E16as_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.904$0.954▲ 6%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.190479% off$0.2012▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.533341% off$0.5627▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.343562% off$0.3624▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.61332% off$0.6487▲ 6%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.42853% off$0.4484▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16as_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.904 vs $0.954 per hour
5% cheaper
Where Standard_E16as_v6 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s vs 384 MB/s
88% higher

Specs

7 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_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 4 differStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6
FamilyEasv5Easv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6
Serieseasv5-serieseasv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16as_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16as_v5Standard_E16as_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.572$0.616▲ 8%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.572$0.616▲ 8%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.572$0.616▲ 8%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.904$0.954▲ 6%
East US 2eastus2$0.904$0.954▲ 6%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.904$0.954▲ 6%
West US 2westus2$0.904$0.954▲ 6%
West US 3westus3$0.904$0.954▲ 6%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.936$0.983▲ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.968$1.021▲ 5%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.979$1.078▲ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.979$1.078▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.985$1.085▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.992$1.064▲ 7%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.992$1.064▲ 7%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.994$1.05▲ 6%
West USwestus$1.008$1.12▲ 11%
North Europenortheurope$1.016$1.064▲ 5%
Central UScentralus$1.022$1.078▲ 5%
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.04$1.098▲ 6%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.064$1.12▲ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.064$1.12▲ 5%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.064$1.12▲ 5%
UK Southuksouth$1.064$1.109▲ 4%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.085$1.142▲ 5%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.085$1.142▲ 5%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.088$1.198▲ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.088$1.198▲ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.088$1.198▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.088$1.176▲ 8%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.088$1.198▲ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.088$1.21▲ 11%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.088$1.21▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$1.094$1.154▲ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.096$1.154▲ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.096$1.242▲ 13%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.096$1.242▲ 13%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.096$1.152▲ 5%
West Europewesteurope$1.096$1.154▲ 5%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.12$1.363▲ 22%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.12$1.176▲ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.12$1.176▲ 5%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.13$1.198▲ 6%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.142$1.198▲ 5%
West Indiawestindia$1.157$1.219▲ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.175$1.242▲ 6%
East Asiaeastasia$1.204$1.32▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.208$1.275▲ 6%
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.258$1.331▲ 6%
South Indiasouthindia$1.275$1.342▲ 5%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.28$1.41▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.293$1.365▲ 6%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.293$1.365▲ 6%
France Southfrancesouth$1.383$1.453▲ 5%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.425$1.498▲ 5%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.448$1.531▲ 6%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.456$1.528▲ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.57$1.653▲ 5%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.681$1.774▲ 6%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.681$1.774▲ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.882$1.986▲ 6%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E16as_v5Memory optimized, Easv5 family
Standard_E16as_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv5 family

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