Standard_E16s_v3vsStandard_E16s_v4

Standard_E16s_v3 and Standard_E16s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.008 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
On-demand$1.008/hr$1.008/hr
Lowest rate$0.2015/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2122/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4Standard_E16s_v4 vs Standard_E16s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.008$1.008Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.201579% off$0.2122▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.5927—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.379—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.695532% off$0.6816▼ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.473853% off$0.4771▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E16s_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)160195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
Network8,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
Storage256 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk256 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s384 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
FamilyEsv3Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesesv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16s_v3Standard_E16s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.008$1.008Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.008$1.008Same
West US 2westus2$1.008$1.008Same
West US 3westus3$1.008$1.008Same
East US 2eastus2$1.064$1.008▼ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.072$1.072Same
Central Indiacentralindia$1.096$1.04▼ 5%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.096$1.04▼ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.096$1.04▼ 5%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.109$1.109Same
West USwestus$1.12$1.12Same
North Europenortheurope$1.128$1.128Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.128$1.128Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.152$1.094▼ 5%
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.152$1.152Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.152$1.094▼ 5%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.166$1.21▲ 4%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.166$1.21▲ 4%
Central UScentralus$1.167$1.139▼ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.168$1.104▼ 5%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.168$1.104▼ 5%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.184$1.184Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.184$1.184Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.21$1.241▲ 3%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.216$1.216Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.216$1.216Same
West Indiawestindia$1.216$1.216Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.241$1.241Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.248$1.184▼ 5%
UK Southuksouth$1.248$1.184▼ 5%
UK Westukwest$1.248$1.22▼ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.268$1.269Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.277$1.208▼ 5%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.277$1.208▼ 5%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.277$1.208▼ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.277$1.31▲ 3%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.277$1.208▼ 5%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.277$1.26▼ 1%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.277$1.208▼ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.28$1.216▼ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.28$1.338▲ 5%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.28$1.216▼ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.28$1.216▼ 5%
West Europewesteurope$1.28$1.216▼ 5%
South Indiasouthindia$1.334$1.334Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.336$1.336Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.344$1.344Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.408$1.338▼ 5%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.408$1.338▼ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.456$1.04▼ 29%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.532$1.094▼ 29%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.572$1.572Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.581$1.581Same
France Southfrancesouth$1.621$1.532▼ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.68$1.693▲ 1%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.83$1.739▼ 5%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.831$1.767▼ 3%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.879$1.608▼ 14%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.992$1.423▼ 29%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$2.444$2.09▼ 14%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E16s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E16s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

Compare Standard_E16s_v3 with

Standard_D16s_v3Standard_E16_v3
Standard_E16s_v4Memory optimized, Esv4 family
Standard_E16s_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv4 family

Compare Standard_E16s_v4 with

Standard_D16s_v4Standard_E16_v4Standard_E16as_v4Standard_E16s_v5

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