Standard_E32-16ads_v6vsStandard_E32-16ads_v7

Standard_E32-16ads_v6 and Standard_E32-16ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.323 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
On-demand$2.323/hr$2.323/hr
Lowest rate$0.4899/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4335/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 256 GiB16 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7Standard_E32-16ads_v7 vs Standard_E32-16ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$2.323$2.323Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.489981% off$0.4335▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$1.371—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.8828—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.5832% off$1.58Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.09253% off$1.092Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32-16ads_v6 leads
Physical cores16 vs 8
2× higher
Where Standard_E32-16ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores168
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
Network20,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
Storage4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe1,760 GiB1,760 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)57,60064,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,440 MB/s1,872 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E32-16ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E32-16ads_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.501$1.501Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.501$1.501Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.323$2.323Same
East US 2eastus2$2.323$2.323Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.323$2.323Same
West US 2westus2$2.323$2.323Same
West US 3westus3$2.323$2.323Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.483$2.483Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.554$2.554Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.592$2.592Same
North Europenortheurope$2.592$2.592Same
Central UScentralus$2.624$2.323▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$2.701$2.701Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.726$2.726Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.726$2.726Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.726$2.726Same
West USwestus$2.726$2.726Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.762$2.915▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.781$2.781Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.80$2.80Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.806$2.806Same
West Europewesteurope$2.806$2.806Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.861$2.861Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.861$2.861Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.915$2.915Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.915$2.915Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.944$2.944Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.024$3.024Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.024$3.024Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.104$3.104Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.213$3.213Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.322$3.322Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.322$3.322Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.725$3.725Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E32-16ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E32-16ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

Compare Standard_E32-16ads_v6 with

Standard_E32-16ds_v6Standard_E32-16ads_v5
Standard_E32-16ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E32-16ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

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