Azure VM Size Finder

Tell it the vCPU, memory and workload you need and get a ranked, priced shortlist of Azure VM sizes, in your region or wherever it is cheapest.

258 sizes match

16+ vCPU, 128+ GiB, memory optimized, Windows, priced in West Europe

Understood from your description: 16+ vCPU 128+ GiB Memory optimized (“SQL Server”) Windows West Europe

Cheapest size that fits

Standard_E16as_v5

16 vCPU 128 GiB No temp disk x64 Memory optimized, Easv5 series
$1,337.36/month $1.832/hour, Windows pay as you go, West Europe
$853.31/month with a 3-year reservation

Alternatives

Size vCPU Memory Temp disk Per month 3-yr reserved Compare
Standard_E16as_v7 Easv7 16 128 GiB — $1,379.70 $857.28 vs #1
Standard_E16as_v6 Easv6 16 128 GiB — $1,379.70 $857.28 vs #1
Standard_E16s_v5 Esv5 16 128 GiB — $1,424.96 $887.92 vs #1
Standard_E16_v5 Ev5 16 128 GiB — $1,424.96 $887.92 vs #1
Standard_E16as_v4 Easv4 16 128 GiB 256 GiB $1,424.96 $887.72 vs #1
Standard_E16a_v4 Eav4 16 128 GiB 400 GiB $1,424.96 $887.72 vs #1
Standard_E16s_v4 Esv4 16 128 GiB — $1,424.96 $874.59 vs #1
Standard_E16_v4 Ev4 16 128 GiB — $1,424.96 $874.59 vs #1
Standard_E16ads_v5 Eadsv5 16 128 GiB 600 GiB $1,460.00 $887.92 vs #1
Standard_E16s_v6 Esv6 16 128 GiB — $1,469.49 $900.78 vs #1
Standard_E16s_v3 Esv3 16 128 GiB 256 GiB $1,471.68 — vs #1
Standard_E16_v3 Ev3 16 128 GiB 400 GiB $1,471.68 — vs #1
Standard_E16ds_v5 Edsv5 16 128 GiB 600 GiB $1,547.60 $921.20 vs #1
Standard_E16d_v5 Edv5 16 128 GiB 600 GiB $1,547.60 $921.20 vs #1
Standard_E16ds_v4 Edsv4 16 128 GiB 600 GiB $1,547.60 $921.20 vs #1
Standard_E16d_v4 Edv4 16 128 GiB 600 GiB $1,547.60 $921.20 vs #1
Standard_E16ads_v7 Eadsv7 16 128 GiB 880 GiB $1,561.47 $926.53 vs #1
Standard_E16ads_v6 Eadsv6 16 128 GiB 880 GiB $1,561.47 $926.53 vs #1
Standard_E16bs_v5 Ebsv5 16 128 GiB — $1,576.80 $901.11 vs #1
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How the finder works

Sizes and specs

Every VM size Azure lists with az vm list-skus in 24 regions, refreshed weekly: vCPU, memory, GPUs, temporary disk, Premium SSD and accelerated networking support.

Prices

USD pay-as-you-go list prices from the Azure Retail Prices API for Linux or Windows (license included). With no region selected, each size is priced in its cheapest region.

Ranking

Lowest price lists the cheapest sizes that meet every requirement. Closest fit puts sizes with the least spare vCPU and memory first, then price.

Left out by default

Burstable B-series and confidential sizes appear only when you pick that workload. Constrained-vCPU sizes such as E8-2s_v5, used for per-core licensing, are not listed.

Frequently asked questions

How do I choose the right Azure VM size?

Start from the minimum vCPU and memory the workload needs, then pick the workload type and region. You can also describe it in plain English, for example "16 cores, 128 GB, SQL Server, West Europe", and the finder fills in the requirements. It lists every size that meets all of them, cheapest first, priced in your region or in each size's cheapest region.

Which Azure VM sizes are best for AI and machine learning?

Choose the AI / ML workload: it lists only NVIDIA GPU sizes (T4, A10, A100, H100, H200, RTX PRO 6000 and others), where CUDA, PyTorch and vLLM run. Small sizes such as Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5 get a slice of one GPU (1/6 of an A10, 4 GiB of GPU memory), enough for light inference. AMD Radeon sizes (V710, V620) are built for virtual desktops, graphics and cloud gaming and do not run CUDA.

Why are B-series burstable sizes not shown?

Burstable sizes earn CPU credits while idle and slow down to a baseline when the credits run out, so they only appear when you choose the Burstable workload. They suit dev/test machines, small web sites and jump boxes, not steady production load.

Are these the prices I will pay?

They are Microsoft's public USD pay-as-you-go list prices from the Azure Retail Prices API, refreshed every Monday. Your bill can be lower with an enterprise agreement, reservations, savings plans or Azure Hybrid Benefit, and it also includes disks, bandwidth and other services that are not priced here.

Is the cheapest region always the best choice?

No. Latency to your users, data residency rules and where the rest of your resources run usually matter more than a few dollars a month. Pick your region to compare sizes like for like, and use the size pages to see the price in every region.