Updated: July 9, 2020 (February 4, 2008)

Windows Server 2008 Edition Comparison

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Windows Server 2008 comes in several major editions derived from the same code base. The most important differences among editions are in the number of processors, amount of physical memory, and high-availability features supported.

The edition that is specifically targeted at servers with Itanium CPUs—Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems (IA64)—is not listed in the chart, but its features and price are almost identical to the Datacenter Edition listed in the far-right column.

Windows Server 2008 Web Edition

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition

Supersedes

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition

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