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Supports up to 4 sockets or 24 cores (whichever is lower).

The modern on-premises alternative, allowing you to set database compatibility level to 100 (SQL Server 2008) to preserve legacy query behavior while running on a secure, modern engine. Using the Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA) Supports up to 4 sockets or 24 cores (whichever is lower)

By 2008 R2, 32-bit architecture was rapidly phasing out for database workloads due to the strict 4 GB virtual address space limitation. The x86 directory on this DVD was primarily used for lightweight development environments, legacy testing, or edge servers running constrained hardware. x64 (64-bit Intel/AMD) Supports up to 4 sockets or 24 cores (whichever is lower)