H16m

api name Standard_H16m · Azure Virtual Machines · H family

The H16m is a high performance computing Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 16 vCPUs and 224 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell), starting at $2.132 per hour on demand.

high performance computingx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
224 GiB

14 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$2.422

$1,768/mo · eastus

spot
$0.4476

−82% vs on-demand

regions
13

across 4 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells H16m, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

H16m 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$2.132$0.394$1.775$1.315
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$2.343$0.433$1.95$1.445
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$2.422$0.4476$2.016$1.494
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$2.423$0.4478$2.017$1.495
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$2.476$0.4576$2.061$1.527
UK SouthuksouthEurope$2.549$0.4711$2.122$1.572
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$2.601$0.4807$2.165$1.605
West USwestusNorth America$2.601$0.4807$2.165$1.605
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$2.665$0.4925––
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$2.674$0.4942$2.226$1.65
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$2.767$0.5113$2.303$1.707
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$3.07$0.5673$2.555$1.894
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$3.175$0.5867$2.643$1.959

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
224 GiB
Memory per vCPU
14 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_H16m
Family
H
Category
High performance computing
Generation
Previous
Regions
13 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
West US 2 · $2.132/hr

H16m 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 H16m
AzureH16m16224 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell)$2.422–
AWSx8i.4xlarge256 GiB (1.14×)16256 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$1.751-28%
r5ad.4xlarge128 GiB (1.8× less)16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$1.048-57%
Google Cloudm4-hypermem-16248 GiB (1.11×)16248 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$1.426-41%
c3d-highmem-16-lssd128 GiB (1.8× less)16128 GiBAMD Genoa$1.021-58%
AkamaiLinode 300GB300 GiB (1.34×)16300 GiBAMD EPYC$1.44-41%
Vultrvbm-8c-132gb128 GiB (1.8× less)16128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2288G$0.479-80%
vbm-8c-132gb-v2128 GiB (1.8× less)16128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2388G$0.479-80%

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

H16m FAQ

How much does H16m cost?

H16m costs $2.422 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,768 per month. Across 13 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.132 in West US 2 to $3.175 in Australia East. Spot capacity costs $0.4476 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $4.699 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does H16m have?

H16m has 16 vCPUs and 224 GiB of memory (14 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 H16m?

West US 2 (westus2) at $2.132 per hour for Linux on demand, 12% less than East US. H16m is sold in 13 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of H16m on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x8i.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.751/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, m4-hypermem-16 (16 vCPU, 248 GiB, $1.426/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 300GB (16 vCPU, 300 GiB, $1.44/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-8c-132gb (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.479/hour in New Jersey).