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!
Physical memory limits |
32-bit Windows |
64-bit Windows |
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 |
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1 |
64 GB (16 GB with 4GT RAM Tuning) |
1 TB |
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 |
Windows Vista |
4 GB |
128 GB |
Windows Server "Longhorn" |
4 GB |
32 GB |
Windows Server "Longhorn", Enterprise Edition |
64 GB |
1 TB |
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 )