Standard_F16as_v6vsStandard_F16as_v7

Standard_F16as_v6 and Standard_F16as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.093 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7
On-demand$1.093/hr$1.093/hr
Lowest rate$0.2304/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.212/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 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_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7Standard_F16as_v7 vs Standard_F16as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.093$1.093Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.230481% off$0.212▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.677538% off$0.6775Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.426261% off$0.4262Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.754231% off$0.7542Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.502854% off$0.5028Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F16as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F16as_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_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7
Network16,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_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_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7
FamilyFasv6Fasv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7
Seriesfasv6-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F16as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F16as_v6Standard_F16as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.706$0.706Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.706$0.706Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.093$1.093Same
East US 2eastus2$1.093$1.093Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.093$1.093Same
West US 2westus2$1.093$1.093Same
West US 3westus3$1.093$1.093Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.168$1.168Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.202$1.202Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.219$1.219Same
North Europenortheurope$1.219$1.219Same
Central UScentralus$1.235$1.093▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$1.27$1.27Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.283$1.283Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.283$1.283Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.283$1.283Same
West USwestus$1.283$1.283Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.309$1.309Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.32$1.32Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.322$1.322Same
West Europewesteurope$1.322$1.322Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.347$1.347Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.347$1.347Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.373$1.373Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.373$1.373Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.373$1.373Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.384$1.384Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.422$1.422Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.422$1.422Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.461$1.461Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.512$1.512Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.563$1.563Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.563$1.563Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.754$1.754Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F16as_v6Compute optimized, Fasv6 family
Standard_F16as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv6 family

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Standard_F16as_v7Compute optimized, Fasv7 family
Standard_F16as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv7 family

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Standard_D16as_v7Standard_E16as_v7

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