Standard_F16als_v6vsStandard_F16als_v7

Standard_F16als_v6 and Standard_F16als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.968 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
On-demand$0.968/hr$0.968/hr
Lowest rate$0.2041/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1878/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 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_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7Standard_F16als_v7 vs Standard_F16als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.968$0.968Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.204181% off$0.1878▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.600138% off$0.6001Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.367862% off$0.3678Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.648633% off$0.6486Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.425956% off$0.4259Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F16als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F16als_v7 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,872 MB/s vs 720 MB/s
2.6× higher

Specs

7 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)30,40064,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)720 MB/s1,872 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
FamilyFalsv6Falsv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7
Seriesfalsv6-seriesfalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F16als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F16als_v6Standard_F16als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.626$0.626Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.626$0.626Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.968$0.968Same
East US 2eastus2$0.968$0.968Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.968$0.968Same
West US 2westus2$0.968$0.968Same
West US 3westus3$0.968$0.968Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.035$1.035Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.064$1.064Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.08$1.08Same
North Europenortheurope$1.08$1.08Same
Central UScentralus$1.093$0.968▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$1.125$1.125Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.136$1.136Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.136$1.136Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.136$1.136Same
West USwestus$1.136$1.136Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.158$1.158Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.168$1.168Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.17$1.17Same
West Europewesteurope$1.17$1.17Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.192$1.192Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.192$1.192Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.214$1.214Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.214$1.214Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.214$1.214Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.226$1.226Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.259$1.259Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.259$1.259Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.293$1.293Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.339$1.339Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.384$1.384Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.384$1.384Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.552$1.552Same

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