BS family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

B16ms

The Azure B16ms (Standard_B16ms) is a virtual machine from the Bs series, with 16 vCPUs, 64 GB of RAM and 128 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $0.6660/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
16
Memory
64 GB
Network
Up to 8–16 Gbps
Storage
128 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure B16ms costs $0.6660/hour ($486.18/month) for Linux and $0.7300/hour ($532.90/month) for Windows in East US, as of 3 September 2026.

All pricing options

East US · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
Standard Tier — On-Demand
$0.6660$486.18 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
3-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
Spot Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i16
Memory i64 GB
Physical processorIntel® Xeon® Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within BS family
B1s
1 vCPU
B1ls
1 vCPU
B1ms
1 vCPU
B2s
2 vCPU
B2ms
2 vCPU
B4ms
4 vCPU
B8ms
8 vCPU
B12ms
12 vCPU
B16ms
16 vCPU
B20ms
20 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth8–16 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks64
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

Compare with another instance

vs.
SpecB16msB1sΔ
vCPUs161-94%
Memory64 GB1 GB-98%
Hourly Price$0.6660$0.0104-98%
Monthly Price$486.18$7.59-98%
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