Reading: The modern Pagefile sizing on 64-bit Windows, and no it’s not 1.5X the amount of RAM.

Applies to:

64-bit Windows Server 2012 R2.

64-bit Windows 8.1.

64-bit Windows Server 2012.

64-bit Windows 8.

64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2.

64-bit Windows 7.

64-bit Windows Server 2008.

64-bit Windows Vista.

My colleagues Clint Huffman, Holger Hatzfeld, and Herbert Mauerer updated the pagefile sizing recommendations.  Anyone that architects or manages a 64-bit Windows O.S., should take a look.

The myths:

1.5X the amount of RAM.

RAM+100 MB

RAM+50 MB

RAM+10 MB

RAM+1 MB

 

Reality:

2860880 How to determine the appropriate page file size for 64-bit versions of Windows