Standard_L16s_v2vsStandard_L16s_v3

Standard_L16s_v2 is 10% cheaper than Standard_L16s_v3 on demand in East US, saving $105.12 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
On-demand$1.248/hr10% less$1.392/hr
Lowest rate$0.2889/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.305/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7551 (Naples)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3Standard_L16s_v3 vs Standard_L16s_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$1.248$1.392▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.288978% off$0.305▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—36% off$0.8909—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—58% off$0.5846—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$0.919726% off$1.026▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.631149% off$0.7039▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L16s_v2 leads
On-demand price$1.248 vs $1.392 per hour
10% cheaper
Where Standard_L16s_v3 leads
Max network interfaces8 vs 4
2× higher
Max disk throughput (uncached)600 MB/s vs 336 MB/s
79% higher

Specs

8 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7551 (Naples)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
Network6,400 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces48
Storage2 of 8 differStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
Storage2 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 160 GiB temp SSD2 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 160 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk160 GiB160 GiB
Local NVMe3,576 GiB3,576 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)16,00025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)336 MB/s600 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 5 differStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
FamilyLsv2Lsv3
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Retirement date2028-11-15–
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3
Serieslsv2-serieslsv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L16s_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L16s_v2Standard_L16s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.248$1.392▲ 12%
East US 2eastus2$1.248$1.396▲ 12%
West US 2westus2$1.248$1.396▲ 12%
West US 3westus3$1.248$1.396▲ 12%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.304$1.456▲ 12%
North Europenortheurope$1.376$1.536▲ 12%
West USwestus$1.376$1.536▲ 12%
Central Indiacentralindia$1.416$1.584▲ 12%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.448$1.616▲ 12%
UK Southuksouth$1.448$1.616▲ 12%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.464$1.636▲ 12%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.488$1.664▲ 12%
West Europewesteurope$1.488$1.664▲ 12%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.496$1.672▲ 12%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.496$1.672▲ 12%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.498$1.67▲ 11%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.504$1.654▲ 10%
Central UScentralus$1.555$1.573▲ 1%

Keep exploring

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