H16

api name Standard_H16 · Azure Virtual Machines · H family

The H16 is a high performance computing Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 16 vCPUs and 112 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell), starting at $1.591 per hour on demand.

high performance computingx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
112 GiB

7 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$1.807

$1,319/mo · eastus

spot
$0.3339

−82% vs on-demand

regions
13

across 4 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells H16, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

H16 price by region

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

West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$1.591$0.294$1.324$0.9815
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$1.749$0.3232$1.456$1.079
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$1.807$0.3339$1.504$1.115
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$1.808$0.3341$1.505$1.115
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$1.848$0.3415$1.538$1.14
UK SouthuksouthEurope$1.902$0.3515$1.583$1.173
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$1.941$0.3587$1.616$1.197
West USwestusNorth America$1.941$0.3587$1.616$1.197
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$1.989$0.3676––
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$1.995$0.3687$1.661$1.231
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$2.065$0.3816$1.719$1.274
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$2.291$0.4234$1.907$1.413
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$2.369$0.4378$1.972$1.461

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
112 GiB
Memory per vCPU
7 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
2 TB SSD
Storage detail
2000 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_H16
Family
H
Category
High performance computing
Generation
Previous
Regions
13 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
West US 2 · $1.591/hr

H16 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 H16
AzureH1616112 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell)$1.807–
AWSi3.4xlarge122 GiB (1.09×)16122 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)$1.248-31%
r5ad.4xlarge128 GiB (1.14×)16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$1.048-42%
Google Cloudc4-highmem-16-lssd124 GiB (1.11×)16124 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$1.207-33%
c4n-highmem-16-lssd124 GiB (1.11×)16124 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$1.751-3%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (1.8× less)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84-54%
G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.5×) · 96 GiB (1.2× less)2496 GiBAMD EPYC$1.26-30%
Vultrvbm-8c-128gb-amd123.42 GiB (1.1×)16123.4 GiBAMD EPYC 4345P$0.55-70%
vbm-8c-132gb128 GiB (1.14×)16128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2288G$0.479-73%

H family sizes

all about H→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
H8856 GiB1 TB SSD$0.904$660$0.1671
H8m8112 GiB1 TB SSD$1.211$884$0.2238
H1616112 GiB2 TB SSD$1.807$1,319$0.3339
H16r16112 GiB2 TB SSD$1.988$1,451$0.3674
H16m16224 GiB2 TB SSD$2.422$1,768$0.4476
H16mr16224 GiB2 TB SSD$2.664$1,945$0.4923

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

H16 FAQ

How much does H16 cost?

H16 costs $1.807 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,319 per month. Across 13 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.591 in West US 2 to $2.369 in Australia East. Spot capacity costs $0.3339 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $3.508 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does H16 have?

H16 has 16 vCPUs and 112 GiB of memory (7 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell). It is a high performance computing VM size in the H family.

What is the cheapest region for H16?

West US 2 (westus2) at $1.591 per hour for Linux on demand, 12% less than East US. H16 is sold in 13 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of H16 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, i3.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 122 GiB, $1.248/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-16-lssd (16 vCPU, 124 GiB, $1.207/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-8c-128gb-amd (16 vCPU, 123.4 GiB, $0.55/hour in Sydney).