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I will use Windows 7 as an example to prove how horribly wrong you are on this...
32-bit Windows 7 can support up to 32 physical/logical cores.
64-bit Windows 7 can support up to 256 physical/logical cores.
now the other limitation is physical processor sockets for client versions of windows (non-server operating systems)
the home edition of win 7 and starter edition of win 7 are limited to one processor socket.
The pro edition, ultimate edition, enterprise edition, etc are limited to two processor sockets.
on the server side you can have anywhere from 4-64 physical processor sockets (depending on edition) and something like 256+ cores.
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What century are you living in?!
I will use Windows 7 as an example to prove how horribly wrong you are on this...
32-bit Windows 7 can support up to 32 physical/logical cores.
64-bit Windows 7 can support up to 256 physical/logical cores.
now the other limitation is physical processor sockets for client versions of windows (non-server operating systems)
the home edition of win 7 and starter edition of win 7 are limited to one processor socket.
The pro edition, ultimate edition, enterprise edition, etc are limited to two processor sockets.
on the server side you can have anywhere from 4-64 physical processor sockets (depending on edition) and something like 256+ cores.
I will use Windows 7 as an example to prove how horribly wrong you are on this...
32-bit Windows 7 can support up to 32 physical/logical cores.
64-bit Windows 7 can support up to 256 physical/logical cores.
now the other limitation is physical processor sockets for client versions of windows (non-server operating systems)
the home edition of win 7 and starter edition of win 7 are limited to one processor socket.
The pro edition, ultimate edition, enterprise edition, etc are limited to two processor sockets.
on the server side you can have anywhere from 4-64 physical processor sockets (depending on edition) and something like 256+ cores.
I must have been thinking of XP or vista....
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No, I seem to remember an OS only being able to support a maximum of 4 cores....and it was 32bit IIRC...
