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Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | azure |
Server ID | Standard_EC16ads_v5 |
Name | EC16ads_v5 |
API Reference | Standard_EC16ads_v5 |
Description | ECADSv5 family [AMD processor] [Local Disk] [Premium Storage capable] 16 vCPUs |
Family | ECADSv5 |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-10-28T11:05:25.904902 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
Central India (IN) / centralindia | 0.1227 USD/h | 0.664 USD/h |
Jio India Central (IN) / jioindiacentral | - | 0.664 USD/h |
Jio India West (IN) / jioindiawest | - | 0.664 USD/h |
East US 2 (US) / eastus2 | 0.1937 USD/h | 1.048 USD/h |
East US (US) / eastus | 0.2212 USD/h | 1.048 USD/h |
North Europe (IE) / northeurope | 0.2158 USD/h | 1.168 USD/h |
Central US (US) / centralus | 0.2186 USD/h | 1.184 USD/h |
Germany West Central (DE) / germanywestcentral | 0.2188 USD/h | 1.184 USD/h |
Italy North (IT) / italynorth | 0.2188 USD/h | 1.184 USD/h |
West Europe (NL) / westeurope | 0.2188 USD/h | 1.184 USD/h |
West US (US) / westus | 0.2188 USD/h | 1.184 USD/h |
Indonesia Central (ID) / indonesiacentral | 0.2266 USD/h | 1.226 USD/h |
UK South (GB) / uksouth | 0.2277 USD/h | 1.232 USD/h |
Japan East (JP) / japaneast | 0.2351 USD/h | 1.272 USD/h |
Southeast Asia (SG) / southeastasia | 0.2351 USD/h | 1.272 USD/h |
UAE North (AE) / uaenorth | 0.2378 USD/h | 1.287 USD/h |
East Asia (HK) / eastasia | 0.2565 USD/h | 1.388 USD/h |
Switzerland North (CH) / switzerlandnorth | 0.277 USD/h | 1.499 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 16 |
Hypervisor | Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 128 GiB |
| ACCELERATORS | |
|---|---|
Accelerator Count | 0 |
Accelerator Memory Min | 0 MiB |
Accelerator Memory Total | 0 MiB |
Accelerators |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 614 GB |
Storage Type | ssd |
Storages |
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| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
A memory-optimized virtual machine featuring dedicated AMD processors, high memory-to-core density, and fast local SSD storage for demanding enterprise workloads.
Microsoft Azure EC16ads_v5 is a memory-optimized virtual machine from the ECADSv5 family, powered by an AMD processor on the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor. It features 16 dedicated x86_64 vCPUs and 128.0 GB of system memory, establishing a high 1:8 vCPU-to-RAM ratio of 8.0 GB per core. For storage-intensive operations, the instance is equipped with 614 GB of local SSD storage and supports Premium Storage configurations. It contains no graphics processing units and does not include complimentary public IPv4 addresses. This hardware profile is qualitatively cost-efficient for workloads requiring high memory density relative to compute resources. The EC16ads_v5 is engineered for memory-heavy workloads, such as relational database management systems, in-memory data stores, data analytics pipelines, and enterprise applications that benefit from fast local temporary storage.
Economics
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|---|---|---|---|
| EC2ads_v5 | 2 | 16 GiB | 0 |
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| EC8ads_v5 | 8 | 64 GiB | 0 |
| EC20ads_v5 | 20 | 160 GiB | 0 |
| EC32ads_v5 | 32 | 192 GiB | 0 |
| EC48ads_v5 | 48 | 384 GiB | 0 |
| EC64ads_v5 | 64 | 512 GiB | 0 |
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