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Windows Server Hardware.

Server Hardware Recommendations

1. Processors
2. Cache
3. Memory (RAM) and paging storage
4. Peripheral bus
5. Disks

1. Processors.

Select 64-bit processors for servers. 64-bit processors have significantly more address space, and are required for Windows Server 2012.

      2. Cache

Choose large L2 or L3 processor caches. larger caches generally provide better performance.

     3. Memory (RAM) and paging storage

Increase RAM to match your memory requirement. 

     4. Peripheral bus

The primary storage and network interfaces are PCI Express (PCIe), and that servers with PCIe buses are chosen.

   5. Disks

Select hard disks with higher rotational speeds to reduce random request service times (~2 ms on average when compare 7,200- and 15,000-RPM drives) and to increase sequential request bandwidth.