Standard_E32-16s_v5vsStandard_E32-16s_v6
Standard_E32-16s_v5 is 5% cheaper than Standard_E32-16s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $73.73 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.016/hr5% less | $2.117/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.4246/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.4391/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 vs Standard_E32-16s_v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.016 | $2.117 | ▲ 5% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.4246 | 79% off$0.4391 | ▲ 3% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$1.189 | 38% off$1.312 | ▲ 10% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 61% off$0.7963 | 61% off$0.8256 | ▲ 4% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$1.363 | 32% off$1.44 | ▲ 6% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.9542 | 53% off$0.995 | ▲ 4% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E32-16s_v5 leads
On-demand price$2.016 vs $2.117 per hour
5% cheaperWhere Standard_E32-16s_v6 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higherSpecs
6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 5 differ | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 16,000 Mbps | 16,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage2 of 5 differ | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 51,200 | 51,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 865 MB/s | 1,696 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Esv5 | Esv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | esv5-series | esv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E32-16s_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E32-16s_v5 | Standard_E32-16s_v6 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $2.016 | $2.117 | ▲ 5% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $2.016 | $2.117 | ▲ 5% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $2.016 | $2.117 | ▲ 5% |
| West US 2westus2 | $2.016 | $2.117 | ▲ 5% |
| West US 3westus3 | $2.016 | $2.117 | ▲ 5% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $2.08 | $2.184 | ▲ 5% |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $2.08 | $2.184 | ▲ 5% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $2.08 | $2.184 | ▲ 5% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $2.08 | $2.184 | ▲ 5% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $2.144 | $2.251 | ▲ 5% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $2.189 | $2.171 | ▼ 1% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $2.189 | $2.171 | ▼ 1% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $2.189 | $2.298 | ▲ 5% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $2.208 | $2.318 | ▲ 5% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $2.208 | $2.318 | ▲ 5% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $2.218 | $2.329 | ▲ 5% |
| West USwestus | $2.24 | $2.352 | ▲ 5% |
| North Europenortheurope | $2.256 | $2.369 | ▲ 5% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $2.256 | $2.369 | ▲ 5% |
| Central UScentralus | $2.278 | $2.392 | ▲ 5% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $2.318 | $2.434 | ▲ 5% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $2.368 | $2.486 | ▲ 5% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $2.368 | $2.486 | ▲ 5% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $2.368 | $2.486 | ▲ 5% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $2.368 | $2.486 | ▲ 5% |
| UK Southuksouth | $2.368 | $2.486 | ▲ 5% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $2.416 | $2.537 | ▲ 5% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $2.416 | $2.537 | ▲ 5% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $2.416 | $2.537 | ▲ 5% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $2.419 | $2.54 | ▲ 5% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $2.419 | $2.54 | ▲ 5% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $2.432 | $2.554 | ▲ 5% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $2.432 | $2.554 | ▲ 5% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $2.432 | $2.554 | ▲ 5% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $2.432 | $2.554 | ▲ 5% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $2.432 | $2.56 | ▲ 5% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $2.432 | $2.554 | ▲ 5% |
| West Europewesteurope | $2.432 | $2.554 | ▲ 5% |
| UK Westukwest | $2.439 | $2.561 | ▲ 5% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $2.482 | $2.604 | ▲ 5% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $2.537 | $2.664 | ▲ 5% |
| West Indiawestindia | $2.58 | $2.709 | ▲ 5% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $2.621 | $2.752 | ▲ 5% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $2.672 | $2.911 | ▲ 9% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $2.672 | $2.815 | ▲ 5% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $2.675 | $3.027 | ▲ 13% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $2.688 | $2.815 | ▲ 5% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $2.787 | $2.927 | ▲ 5% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $2.843 | $2.985 | ▲ 5% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $2.845 | $2.988 | ▲ 5% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $3.078 | $3.232 | ▲ 5% |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $3.162 | $3.32 | ▲ 5% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $3.216 | $3.377 | ▲ 5% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $3.226 | $3.388 | ▲ 5% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $3.478 | $3.652 | ▲ 5% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $3.494 | $3.669 | ▲ 5% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $3.536 | $3.713 | ▲ 5% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $4.181 | $4.39 | ▲ 5% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.