E16 v3

api name Standard_E16_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Ev3 family

The E16 v3 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake), starting at $1.008 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$1.008

$736/mo · eastus

spot
$0.2015

−80% vs on-demand

regions
58

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells E16 v3, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

E16 v3 price by region

58 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan

East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America$1.008$0.2015$0.6955$0.4738
North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America$1.008$0.1863$0.6955$0.4738
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$1.008$0.1863$0.6955$0.4738
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$1.008$0.1863$0.6955$0.4738
East US 2eastus2North America$1.064$0.3668$0.7342$0.5001
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$1.072$0.1979$0.8147$0.5896
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$1.096$0.2025$0.833$0.6028
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$1.109$0.2049$0.8428$0.61
West USwestusNorth America$1.12$0.207$0.7728$0.5264
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$1.128$0.2085$0.8573$0.6204
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$1.128$0.2085$0.8122$0.5866
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$1.152$0.2129$0.7949$0.5414
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$1.152$0.2129$0.8755$0.6336
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$1.152$0.2129$0.7949$0.5414
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$1.166$0.2155$0.8045$0.548
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$1.166$0.2155$0.8045$0.548
Central UScentralusNorth America$1.167$0.1962$0.8052$0.5485
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$1.168$0.3347$0.8877$0.6424
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$1.168$0.2158$0.8877$0.6424
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$1.184$0.2188––
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$1.184$0.2188$0.8525$0.6157
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$1.21$0.2242$0.9196$0.6655
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$1.216$0.2247$0.9242$0.6688
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$1.216$0.2247$0.9242$0.6688
West IndiawestindiaAsia$1.216$0.2247$0.9242$0.6688
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$1.241$0.2293$0.9432$0.6826
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$1.248$0.2306$0.9485$0.6864
UK SouthuksouthEurope$1.248$0.2195$0.9485$0.6864
UK WestukwestEurope$1.248$0.2306$0.9485$0.6864
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$1.268$0.2343$0.9637$0.6974
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$1.277$0.236$0.9705$0.7024
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$1.277$0.1277$0.9705$0.7024
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$1.277$0.236$0.9705$0.7024
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$1.277$0.236$0.9705$0.7024
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$1.277$0.236––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$1.277$0.236––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$1.277$0.236––
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$1.28$0.2365$0.9728$0.704
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$1.28$0.2365$0.9728$0.704
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$1.28$0.2365$0.9728$0.704
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$1.28$0.2365$0.9728$0.704
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$1.28$0.2365$0.9728$0.704
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$1.334$0.2465$1.014$0.7337
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$1.336$0.2469$1.015$0.7348
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$1.344$0.2484$1.021$0.7392
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$1.394$0.2576$1.059$0.7667
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$1.408$0.2602$1.07$0.7744
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$1.408$0.2602$1.07$0.7744
India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia$1.456$0.2691$1.107$0.8008
Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia$1.532$0.2831$1.327$1.047
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$1.572$0.2905$1.195$0.8646
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$1.581$0.2922$1.202$0.8696
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$1.621$0.2996$1.232$0.8916
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$1.68$0.3113$1.277$0.924
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$1.83$0.3382$1.391$1.007
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$1.831$0.3383$1.391$1.007
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$1.879$0.3472$1.428$1.033
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$2.444$0.4517$1.857$1.344

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
128 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
400 GB SSD
Storage detail
400 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_E16_v3
Family
Ev3
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US · $1.008/hr

E16 v3 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs E16 v3
AzureE16 v316128 GiBIntel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)$1.008–
AWSr5ad.4xlarge16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$1.048+4%
r5d.4xlarge16128 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$1.152+14%
Google Cloudc3d-highmem-16-lssd16128 GiBAMD Genoa$1.021+1%
z3-highmem-16-highlssd16128 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$2.304+129%
AkamaiLinode 300GB300 GiB (2.3×)16300 GiBAMD EPYC$1.44+43%
G8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (2× less)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84-17%
Vultrvx1-m-16c-128g-960s16128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.772-23%
voc-m-16c-128gb-800s-amd16128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.877-13%

Ev3 family sizes

all about Ev3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
E2 v3216 GiB50 GB SSD$0.126$91.98$0.0252
E4 v3432 GiB100 GB SSD$0.252$184$0.0504
E8 v3864 GiB200 GB SSD$0.504$368$0.1008
E16 v316128 GiB400 GB SSD$1.008$736$0.2015
E20 v320160 GiB500 GB SSD$1.26$920$0.2519
E32 v332256 GiB800 GB SSD$2.016$1,472$0.403
E48 v348384 GiB1.2 TB SSD$3.024$2,208$0.6045
E64 v364432 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.629$2,649$0.7254
E64i v364432 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.629$2,649$0.7254

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

E16 v3 FAQ

How much does E16 v3 cost?

E16 v3 costs $1.008 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $736 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.008 in East US to $2.444 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.2015 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.744 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does E16 v3 have?

E16 v3 has 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized VM size in the Ev3 family.

What are the equivalents of E16 v3 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.048/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c3d-highmem-16-lssd (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.021/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 300GB (16 vCPU, 300 GiB, $1.44/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-16c-128g-960s (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.772/hour in Amsterdam).