Standard_E16ds_v6vsStandard_E16pds_v6
Standard_E16pds_v6 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E16ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $271.56 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.308/hr | $0.936/hr28% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.2731/hr37% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.4355/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 vs Standard_E16ds_v6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.308 | $0.936 | ▼ 28% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.2731 | 53% off$0.4355 | ▲ 59% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 38% off$0.8111 | 41% off$0.5523 | ▼ 32% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 61% off$0.5102 | 62% off$0.3557 | ▼ 30% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$0.8894 | 32% off$0.6365 | ▼ 28% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.6148 | 53% off$0.4399 | ▼ 28% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E16ds_v6 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_E16pds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.936 vs $1.308 per hour
28% cheaperPhysical cores16 vs 8
2× higherSpecs
7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 5 differ | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| StorageAll 7 match | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD | 2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 880 GiB | 880 GiB |
| Max data disks | 48 | 48 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 848 MB/s | 848 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Edsv6 | Epdsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | edsv6-series | epdsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E16ds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E16ds_v6 | Standard_E16pds_v6 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.308 | $0.936 | ▼ 28% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.308 | $0.936 | ▼ 28% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.308 | $0.936 | ▼ 28% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.308 | $0.936 | ▼ 28% |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.308 | $0.936 | ▼ 28% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $1.341 | $1.095 | ▼ 18% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $1.35 | $0.614 | ▼ 55% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.391 | $0.997 | ▼ 28% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.433 | $1.04 | ▼ 27% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $1.433 | $1.04 | ▼ 27% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $1.439 | $1.029 | ▼ 28% |
| West USwestus | $1.453 | $1.093 | ▼ 25% |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.464 | $1.045 | ▼ 29% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $1.464 | $1.045 | ▼ 29% |
| Central UScentralus | $1.478 | $1.058 | ▼ 28% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $1.537 | $1.093 | ▼ 29% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $1.537 | $1.088 | ▼ 29% |
| UK Southuksouth | $1.537 | $1.078 | ▼ 30% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.568 | $1.166 | ▼ 26% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $1.568 | $1.17 | ▼ 25% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $1.568 | $1.176 | ▼ 25% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.57 | $1.123 | ▼ 28% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $1.57 | $1.123 | ▼ 28% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $1.576 | $1.118 | ▼ 29% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.578 | $1.118 | ▼ 29% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.578 | $1.203 | ▼ 24% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $1.578 | $1.205 | ▼ 24% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $1.578 | $1.219 | ▼ 23% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $1.578 | $1.166 | ▼ 26% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.578 | $1.118 | ▼ 29% |
| UK Westukwest | $1.583 | $1.131 | ▼ 29% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $1.609 | $1.142 | ▼ 29% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $1.646 | $1.224 | ▼ 26% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $1.701 | $1.216 | ▼ 29% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $1.74 | $1.312 | ▼ 25% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $1.74 | $1.459 | ▼ 16% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $1.799 | $1.288 | ▼ 28% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $1.809 | $1.582 | ▼ 13% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $1.844 | $1.413 | ▼ 23% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $1.871 | $1.338 | ▼ 28% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $2.087 | $1.486 | ▼ 29% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $2.093 | $1.741 | ▼ 17% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $2.268 | $1.704 | ▼ 25% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $2.294 | $1.741 | ▼ 24% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.