Server 2012 Datacenter: does Microsoft charge per core or per processor?

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For Server 2012 Datacenter do they charge per 2 physical cpu or per 2 cores?

Example if I have an EVGA Classified SR-X motherboard with 2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W, 8 core cpus, will I only need to buy one Windows Server 2012 Datacenter ($4500) or will I have to buy 8 of them ($36,000)?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '13 at 18:39

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A quick look at the documentation reveals that a single license of Standard or Datacenter covers two physical processors.

answered Mar 24 '13 at 18:39

MDMarra

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Server 2012 Datacenter: does Microsoft charge per core or per processor?

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