Standard_F16ams_v6vsStandard_F16ams_v7

Standard_F16ams_v6 and Standard_F16ams_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.432 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7
On-demand$1.432/hr$1.432/hr
Lowest rate$0.3019/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2778/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 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_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7Standard_F16ams_v7 vs Standard_F16ams_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.432$1.432Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.301981% off$0.2778▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.887838% off$0.8878Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.558561% off$0.5585Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.973832% off$0.9738Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.67353% off$0.673Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F16ams_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F16ams_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_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_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_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7
FamilyFamsv6Famsv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7
Seriesfamsv6-seriesfamsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F16ams_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F16ams_v6Standard_F16ams_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.925$0.925Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.925$0.925Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.432$1.432Same
East US 2eastus2$1.432$1.432Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.432$1.432Same
West US 2westus2$1.432$1.432Same
West US 3westus3$1.432$1.432Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.531$1.531Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.574$1.574Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.598$1.598Same
North Europenortheurope$1.598$1.598Same
Central UScentralus$1.618$1.432▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$1.664$1.664Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.682$1.682Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.682$1.682Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.682$1.682Same
West USwestus$1.682$1.682Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.714$1.714Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.728$1.728Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.731$1.731Same
West Europewesteurope$1.731$1.731Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.765$1.765Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.765$1.765Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.797$1.797Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.797$1.797Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.797$1.797Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.814$1.814Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.864$1.864Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.864$1.864Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.914$1.914Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.981$1.981Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.046$2.046Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.046$2.046Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.296$2.296Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F16ams_v6Compute optimized, Famsv6 family
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Standard_F16ams_v7Compute optimized, Famsv7 family
Standard_F16ams_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Famsv7 family

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