Standard_E16ds_v7vsStandard_E16pds_v7
Standard_E16pds_v7 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E16ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $124.83 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_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.663/hr | $1.492/hr10% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.3135/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.2984/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| 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_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 vs Standard_E16ds_v7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.663 | $1.492 | ▼ 10% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$0.3135 | 80% off$0.2984 | ▼ 5% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 41% off$0.8804 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 62% off$0.567 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$1.131 | 32% off$1.015 | ▼ 10% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.7816 | 53% off$0.7012 | ▼ 10% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E16ds_v7 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_E16pds_v7 leads
On-demand price$1.492 vs $1.663 per hour
10% cheaperSpecs
21 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 5 differ | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | – |
| Threads per core | 2 | – |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids) | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | – |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25,000 Mbps | – |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | – |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | – |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD | – |
| Local NVMe | 880 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 48 | – |
| Premium SSD | Yes | – |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 32,000 | – |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 944 MB/s | – |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | – |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Edsv7 | Epdsv7 |
| Category | Memory optimized | – |
| VM generations | V2 | – |
| Encryption at host | Yes | – |
| Other2 of 2 differ | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | edsv7-series | – |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | derived from size name |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E16ds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E16ds_v7 | Standard_E16pds_v7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central UScentralus | $1.597 | $1.492 | ▼ 7% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.663 | $1.492 | ▼ 10% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.663 | $1.492 | ▼ 10% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.663 | $1.791 | ▲ 8% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.663 | $1.492 | ▼ 10% |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.663 | $1.492 | ▼ 10% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.692 | $1.94 | ▲ 15% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $1.77 | $1.746 | ▼ 1% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $1.836 | $1.641 | ▼ 11% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $1.846 | $1.94 | ▲ 5% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.916 | $1.94 | ▲ 1% |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.92 | $2.134 | ▲ 11% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $1.929 | $1.94 | ▲ 1% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.996 | $2.164 | ▲ 8% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.996 | $1.791 | ▼ 10% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.996 | $1.791 | ▼ 10% |
| UK Southuksouth | $2.007 | $1.865 | ▼ 7% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $2.049 | $2.014 | ▼ 2% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $2.049 | $2.179 | ▲ 6% |
| West Europewesteurope | $2.076 | $2.134 | ▲ 3% |
| West USwestus | $2.169 | $1.94 | ▼ 11% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $2.661 | $2.984 | ▲ 12% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.