L16s v3
api name Standard_L16s_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Lsv3 family
The L16s v3 is a storage optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), starting at $1.392 per hour on demand.
storage optimizedx86-64intel
- vCPUs
- 16
- memory
- 128 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.392
- spot
- $0.305
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.8909
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,016/mo · eastus
−78% vs on-demand
−36% vs on-demand
L16s v3 price by region
61 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 | $1.392 | $0.305 | $0.8909 | $0.5846 | $1.026 | $0.7039 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $1.396 | $0.5678 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $1.396 | $0.258 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| West US 2westus2North America | $1.396 | $0.258 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| West US 3westus3North America | $1.396 | $0.2588 | $0.8935 | $0.5863 | $1.029 | $0.706 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $1.456 | $0.2823 | $0.9318 | $0.6115 | $1.069 | $0.7442 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $1.469 | $0.2938 | $0.8961 | $0.5876 | $1.058 | $0.7345 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $1.505 | $0.2781 | $0.9631 | $0.632 | $1.106 | $0.762 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $1.505 | $0.2781 | $0.9631 | $0.632 | $1.106 | $0.762 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $1.531 | $0.2829 | $0.98 | $0.5818 | $1.133 | $0.7043 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.536 | $0.5434 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.7851 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.7851 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.536 | $0.5282 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.7851 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $1.536 | $0.2839 | $0.983 | $0.6451 | $1.127 | $0.7851 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.573 | $0.2981 | $0.8909 | $0.5846 | $1.026 | $0.7031 |
| India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia | $1.579 | $0.3158 | $0.9629 | $0.6314 | $1.153 | $0.8053 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.584 | $0.2927 | $1.014 | $0.6653 | $1.17 | $0.8069 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $1.605 | $0.2966 | $1.028 | $0.6743 | $1.185 | $0.8211 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $1.611 | $0.2977 | $1.031 | $0.6926 | $1.176 | $0.8216 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $1.034 | $0.6787 | $1.186 | $0.8153 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $1.616 | $0.2986 | $1.034 | $0.6787 | $1.187 | $0.8251 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $1.636 | $0.3023 | $1.047 | $0.6871 | $1.189 | $0.8262 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $1.636 | $0.3023 | $1.047 | $0.6871 | $1.189 | $0.8262 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $1.636 | $0.3023 | $1.047 | $0.6871 | $1.189 | $0.8262 |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.654 | $0.3057 | $1.059 | $0.6949 | – | – |
| Denmark EastdenmarkeastEurope | $1.66 | $0.3068 | $1.012 | $0.6639 | $1.195 | $0.8466 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.015 | $0.6656 | $1.198 | $0.8486 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.015 | $0.6656 | $1.215 | $0.832 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $1.664 | $0.3075 | – | – | – | – |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $1.664 | $0.3075 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $1.664 | $0.3228 | $1.065 | $0.6989 | $1.21 | $0.847 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.67 | $0.3086 | $1.069 | $0.7016 | $1.233 | $0.8544 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $1.672 | $0.309 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $1.672 | $0.1672 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.672 | $0.309 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $1.672 | $0.309 | $1.07 | $0.7022 | $1.229 | $0.8465 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $1.675 | $0.3095 | $1.072 | $0.7036 | $1.237 | $0.8569 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $1.688 | $0.3113 | $1.08 | $0.7089 | $1.239 | $0.8629 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $1.688 | $0.3119 | $1.08 | $0.7089 | $1.239 | $0.8629 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $1.689 | $0.3121 | $1.081 | $0.7094 | $1.248 | $0.8641 |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $1.745 | $0.3225 | $1.117 | $0.7329 | – | – |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $1.756 | $0.3247 | $1.071 | $0.7022 | $1.282 | $0.878 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $1.787 | $0.3302 | $1.144 | $0.7505 | $1.32 | $0.9142 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $1.815 | $0.3354 | $1.161 | $0.7622 | $1.341 | $0.9286 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $1.832 | $0.3386 | $1.172 | $0.7694 | $1.345 | $0.9363 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $1.84 | $0.34 | $1.178 | $0.7728 | $1.353 | $0.9316 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $1.893 | $0.3498 | $1.211 | $0.795 | $1.398 | $0.9685 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $1.949 | $0.3602 | $1.189 | $0.7795 | $1.403 | $0.9745 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $1.968 | $0.3637 | $1.26 | $0.8267 | $1.454 | $1.007 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $1.996 | $0.3689 | $1.278 | $0.8384 | $1.474 | $1.021 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $1.996 | $0.3689 | $1.278 | $0.8384 | $1.474 | $1.021 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $2.101 | $0.3883 | $1.345 | $0.8823 | $1.552 | $1.075 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $2.163 | $0.3997 | $1.384 | $0.9086 | $1.598 | $1.107 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $2.194 | $0.4055 | $1.404 | $0.9217 | $1.62 | $1.122 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $2.224 | $0.411 | $1.423 | $0.9341 | $1.63 | $1.122 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $2.382 | $0.4402 | $1.524 | $1.00 | $1.759 | $1.219 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $2.595 | $0.4796 | $1.661 | $1.09 | $1.917 | $1.328 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $2.595 | $0.4796 | $1.661 | $1.09 | $1.917 | $1.328 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $2.891 | $0.5343 | $1.85 | $1.214 | $2.135 | $1.479 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 16
- Memory
- 128 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 8 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 160 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 160 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_L16s_v3- Family
- Lsv3
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 61 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $1.392/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
L16s v3 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs L16s v3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | L16s v3 | 16 | 128 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | $1.392 | – |
| AWS | i4i.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | $1.373 | -1% |
| i7i.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) | $1.51 | +8% | |
| Google Cloud | z3-highmem-16-highlssd | 16 | 128 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $2.304 | +66% |
| z4d-highmem-16-standardlssd | 16 | 126 GiB | AMD Turin | $2.145 | +54% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (2× less) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.84 | -40% |
| G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.5×) · 96 GiB (1.3× less) | 24 | 96 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.26 | -9% | |
| Vultr | voc-s-16c-128gb-2560s-amd | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.37 | -2% |
| voc-s-16c-128gb-3840s-amd | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.699 | +22% |
Lsv3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L8s v3 | 8 | 64 GiB | 80 GB SSD | $0.696 | $508 | $0.1525 | $0.4454 |
| L16s v3 | 16 | 128 GiB | 160 GB SSD | $1.392 | $1,016 | $0.305 | $0.8909 |
| L32s v3 | 32 | 256 GiB | 320 GB SSD | $2.784 | $2,032 | $0.61 | $1.782 |
| L48s v3 | 48 | 384 GiB | 480 GB SSD | $4.176 | $3,048 | $0.915 | $2.673 |
| L64s v3 | 64 | 512 GiB | 640 GB SSD | $5.568 | $4,065 | $1.22 | $3.563 |
| L80s v3 | 80 | 640 GiB | 800 GB SSD | $6.96 | $5,081 | $1.525 | $4.454 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
E16as v4$1.008/hr16 vCPU · 128 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)28% cheaperE16a v4$1.008/hr16 vCPU · 128 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)28% cheaperE16ads v5$1.048/hr16 vCPU · 128 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)25% cheaperEC16ads v5$1.048/hr16 vCPU · 128 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)25% cheaperE16ds v4$1.152/hr16 vCPU · 128 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)17% cheaperE16ds v5$1.152/hr16 vCPU · 128 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)17% cheaper
L16s v3 FAQ
How much does L16s v3 cost?
L16s v3 costs $1.392 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,016 per month. Across 61 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.392 in East US to $2.891 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.305 per hour (78% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.8909 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.128 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does L16s v3 have?
L16s v3 has 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake). It is a storage optimized VM size in the Lsv3 family.
What are the equivalents of L16s v3 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, i4i.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.373/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, z3-highmem-16-highlssd (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.304/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-16c-128gb-2560s-amd (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.37/hour in New Jersey).