Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

The following are estimated system requirements Windows Server 2016. If your computer has less than the "minimum" requirements, you will not be able to install this product correctly. Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you install.

Unless otherwise specified, these minimum system requirements apply to all installation options (Server Core, Server with Desktop Experience, and Nano Server) and both Standard and Datacenter editions.

Processor.

Processor performance depends not only on the clock frequency of the processor, but also on the number of processor cores and the size of the processor cache. The following are the processor requirements for this product.

Minimum:

• 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor.
• Compatible with x64 instruction set.
• Supports NX and DEP.
• Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW.
• Supports Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT).
• Coreinfo is a tool you can use to confirm which of these capabilities your CPU has.

RAM.

The following are the estimated RAM requirements for this product.

Minimum:

• 512 MB (2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience installation option).
• ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology.

Storage controller and disk space requirements.

• Computers that run Windows Server 2016 must include a storage adapter that is compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification. Persistent storage devices on servers classified as hard disk drives must not be PATA.
• Windows Server 2016 does not allow ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE for boot, page, or data drives.

The following are the estimated minimum disk space requirements for the system partition.

Minimum:

• 32 GB