Windows memory limitations
Have you ever wondered what the max physical limitations are for memory in our Windows products? Want to know if its changing in Vista? Look no more!
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Physical memory limits |
32-bit Windows |
64-bit Windows |
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Windows XP Starter Edition |
128 MB |
N/A |
|
Windows XP |
4 GB |
128 GB |
|
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition |
2 GB |
N/A |
|
Windows Storage Server 2003 |
4 GB |
N/A |
|
Windows Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition |
8 GB |
N/A |
|
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition |
4 GB |
16 GB |
|
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP1 |
4 GB |
32 GB |
|
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition |
32 GB (16 GB with 4GT RAM Tuning) |
64 GB |
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Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1 |
64 GB (16 GB with 4GT RAM Tuning) |
1 TB |
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Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition |
128 GB (16 GB with 4GT RAM Tuning) |
512 GB |
|
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition SP1 |
128 GB (16 GB with 4GT RAM Tuning) |
1 TB |
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Windows Vista |
4 GB |
128 GB |
|
Windows Server "Longhorn" |
4 GB |
32 GB |
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Windows Server "Longhorn", Enterprise Edition |
64 GB |
1 TB |
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Windows Server "Longhorn", Datacenter Edition |
128 GB (64 GB with 4GT RAM Tuning) |
1 TB |
Jaisson Mailloux
National SB Technology Specialist
US SB Technology Team (aka BOB)