Standard_E16ds_v4vsStandard_E16ds_v5

Standard_E16ds_v4 and Standard_E16ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.152 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
On-demand$1.152/hr$1.152/hr
Lowest rate$0.2422/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2436/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5Standard_E16ds_v5 vs Standard_E16ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$1.152$1.152Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.242279% off$0.2436▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.677441% off$0.6797Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.433162% off$0.4377▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.780432% off$0.7804Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.538353% off$0.5383Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E16ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s vs 384 MB/s
56% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Storage600 GiB temp SSD600 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk600 GiB600 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
FamilyEdsv4Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Seriesedsv4-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.152$1.152Same
East US 2eastus2$1.152$1.152Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.152$1.152Same
West US 2westus2$1.152$1.152Same
West US 3westus3$1.152$1.152Same
Central Indiacentralindia$1.208$1.208Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.208$1.208Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.208$1.208Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.208$1.208Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.216$1.216Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.253$1.253Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.253$1.253Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.264$1.264Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.264$1.264Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.267$1.267Same
North Europenortheurope$1.28$1.28Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.28$1.28Same
West USwestus$1.296$1.296Same
Central UScentralus$1.302$1.302Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.315$1.315Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.317$1.325▲ 1%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.344$1.344Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.344$1.344Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.352$1.352Same
UK Southuksouth$1.352$1.352Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.382$1.498▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.382$1.382Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.384$1.384Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.384$1.384Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.384$1.384Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.384$1.384Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.384$1.384Same
West Europewesteurope$1.384$1.384Same
West Indiawestindia$1.39$1.475▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.392$1.392Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.392$1.392Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.392$1.392Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.392$1.392Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.392$1.392Same
UK Westukwest$1.394$1.394Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.40$1.40Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.408$1.344▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.408$1.408Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.44$1.44Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.461$1.462Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.498$1.382▼ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.52$1.52Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.522$1.522Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.522$1.52Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.524$1.624▲ 7%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.529$1.392▼ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.581$1.581Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.71$1.71Same
France Southfrancesouth$1.751$1.758Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.797$1.83▲ 2%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.807$1.799Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.824$1.824Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.935$1.976▲ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.979$1.979Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$2.01$2.016Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$2.389$2.371▼ 1%

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

Standard_E16ds_v4Memory optimized, Edsv4 family
Standard_E16ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv4 family

Compare Standard_E16ds_v4 with

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Standard_E16ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E16ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

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