EC16ads_v5 by Microsoft Azure
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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 | 2026-07-16T23:59:17.722708 |
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 |
| GPU | |
|---|---|
GPU Count | 0 |
GPU Memory Min | 0 MiB |
GPU Memory Total | 0 MiB |
GPUs |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 614 GB |
Storages |
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| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
A memory-optimized x86_64 virtual machine featuring dedicated AMD compute cores, substantial RAM density, and high-capacity local storage.
Microsoft Azure EC16ads_v5 is an x86_64 memory-optimized server instance from the ECADSv5 family, running on the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor. It is configured with 16 dedicated vCPUs powered by an AMD processor and 128.0 GB of system memory, establishing an 8.0 GB memory-per-core ratio. For storage, the instance includes 614 GB of local disk space and supports Premium Storage configurations, though it lacks integrated GPUs and complimentary public IPv4 addresses. This resource profile provides qualitative cost efficiency for memory-heavy workloads by offering a dense memory allocation relative to compute cores. The EC16ads_v5 is engineered for memory-intensive applications, database management systems, and enterprise workloads that require a balance of dedicated AMD processing power and substantial RAM capacity.
Economics
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