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Loading...Today we were finally able to get our hands on the “preliminary” information about the maximum use of random access memory (RAM) with the new versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 for our operating system data base.
- Source: Microsoft
Generally it remains the case that the 32Bit (x86) versions of Windows 8 are able to address 4 GB memory maximum only. With older hardware, just around 3,2 GB RAM can be used by the operating system.
The Windows 8 PRO and ENTERPRISE editions now have been upgraded to a maximum of 512 GB usable memory.
The Standard Edition supports up to 192 GB.
| Operating system/edition | Version (32 or 64-bit) | Maximum memory |
| Windows RT | 32-bit | 4GB |
| Windows 8 | 32-bit | 4GB |
| Windows 8 Pro | 32-bit | 4GB |
| Windows 8 Enterprise | 32-bit | 4GB |
| Windows 8 | 64-bit | 192GB |
| Windows 8 Pro | 64-bit | 512GB |
| Windows 8 Enterprise | 64-bit | 512GB |
The Windows Server 2012 editions are exclusively available as a 64-bit software and support up to 4 TB RAM now.
| Operating system | Version (32 or 64-bit) | Maximum memory |
| Windows Server 2012 Foundation | 64-bit | 32GB |
| Windows Server 2012 Essentials | 64-bit | 64GB |
| Windows Server 2012 Standard | 64-bit | 4TB |
| Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 64-bit | 4TB |
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