Standard_L16s_v3vsStandard_L16s_v4
Standard_L16s_v3 and Standard_L16s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.392 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.392/hr | $1.392/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.305/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.2922/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | 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_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 | Standard_L16s_v4 vs Standard_L16s_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.392 | $1.392 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$0.305 | 79% off$0.2922 | ▼ 4% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 36% off$0.8909 | 39% off$0.8491 | ▼ 5% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 58% off$0.5846 | 60% off$0.5568 | ▼ 5% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$1.026 | 27% off$1.016 | ▼ 1% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.7039 | 50% off$0.696 | ▼ 1% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_L16s_v3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_L16s_v4 leads
Max data disks48 vs 32
50% higherSpecs
8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 5 differ | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage4 of 8 differ | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 160 GiB temp SSD | 4 x 960 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Temp disk | 160 GiB | – |
| Local NVMe | 3,576 GiB | 3,576 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 | 48 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 25,600 | 25,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 600 MB/s | 848 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Lsv3 | Lsv4 |
| Category | Storage optimized | Storage optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | lsv3-series | lsv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_L16s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_L16s_v3 | Standard_L16s_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.392 | $1.392 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.396 | $1.396 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.396 | $1.67 | ▲ 20% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.396 | $1.396 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.396 | $1.396 | Same |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.456 | $1.456 | Same |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $1.469 | $1.672 | ▲ 14% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $1.505 | $1.629 | ▲ 8% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $1.505 | $1.629 | ▲ 8% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $1.531 | $1.531 | Same |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| West USwestus | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| Central UScentralus | $1.573 | $1.572 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $1.579 | $1.579 | Same |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $1.584 | $1.584 | Same |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $1.616 | $1.616 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $1.616 | $1.616 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.636 | $1.636 | Same |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $1.636 | $1.636 | Same |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.664 | $1.664 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $1.664 | $1.664 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $1.664 | $1.664 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $1.664 | $1.514 | ▼ 9% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.664 | $1.664 | Same |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.67 | $1.67 | Same |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $1.672 | $1.668 | Same |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.672 | $1.672 | Same |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $1.672 | $1.672 | Same |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $1.675 | $1.676 | Same |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $1.688 | $1.688 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $1.688 | $1.688 | Same |
| UK Westukwest | $1.689 | $1.69 | Same |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $1.756 | $1.756 | Same |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $1.815 | $1.814 | Same |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $1.832 | $1.832 | Same |
| East Asiaeastasia | $1.84 | $2.158 | ▲ 17% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $1.968 | $1.968 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $1.996 | $1.83 | ▼ 8% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $1.996 | $1.996 | Same |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $2.224 | $2.224 | Same |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.