Standard_E16as_v7vsStandard_F16as_v7

Standard_E16as_v7 is 13% cheaper than Standard_F16as_v7 on demand in East US, saving $101.47 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
On-demand$0.954/hr13% less$1.093/hr
Lowest rate$0.178/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.212/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)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_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7 vs Standard_E16as_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.17881% off$0.212▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.562738% off$0.6775▲ 20%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.362461% off$0.4262▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.648731% off$0.7542▲ 16%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.448454% off$0.5028▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16as_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.954 vs $1.093 per hour
13% cheaper
Memory (GiB)128 vs 64
2× higher
Where Standard_F16as_v7 leads
Physical cores16 vs 8
2× higher
Max disk IOPS (uncached)64,000 vs 32,000
2× higher

Specs

9 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 5 differStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores816
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
Memory (GiB)12864
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
Network25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
Max data disks4864
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,00064,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)936 MB/s1,872 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
FamilyEasv7Fasv7
CategoryMemory optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7
Serieseasv7-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16as_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.616$0.706▲ 15%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.616$0.706▲ 15%
Central UScentralus$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
East US 2eastus2$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
West US 2westus2$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
West US 3westus3$0.954$1.093▲ 15%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.021$1.168▲ 14%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.05$1.202▲ 14%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.064$1.219▲ 15%
North Europenortheurope$1.064$1.219▲ 15%
UK Southuksouth$1.109$1.27▲ 15%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.12$1.283▲ 15%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.12$1.283▲ 15%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.12$1.283▲ 15%
West USwestus$1.12$1.283▲ 15%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.142$1.309▲ 15%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.152$1.32▲ 15%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.154$1.322▲ 15%
West Europewesteurope$1.154$1.322▲ 15%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.176$1.347▲ 15%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.176$1.347▲ 15%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.198$1.373▲ 15%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.198$1.373▲ 15%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.198$1.373▲ 15%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.21$1.384▲ 14%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.242$1.422▲ 14%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.242$1.422▲ 14%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.275$1.461▲ 15%
East Asiaeastasia$1.32$1.512▲ 15%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.365$1.563▲ 15%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.365$1.563▲ 15%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.531$1.754▲ 15%

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