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I'm aware that the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express was limited to 1 CPU and 10 GB Databases. It's not clear if Microsoft bumped those numbers up to be more reflective of 2012. I looked at several places but I still don't have a clear idea. Yes, I understand 2012 is not yet released but I have to assume it's software performance requirements are already set.

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I have never really noticed all that much of a performance problem using 1 CPU. If your database is unimportant enough to not have Maintainance plans (which Express doesn't have) then I bet your database is also not getting hit hard enough to matter. – djangofan Jan 17 at 20:34
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As far as I am aware there has been no official announcement of the capabilities of SQL Express 2012, although I have heard rumours that it will be the same as 2008 R2 (1 CPU and 10Gb database limit).

Microsoft have released specifications for the standard and enterprise editions.

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Yes, I understand 2012 is not yet released but I have to assume it's software performance requirements are already set.

You can't assume this - the limits of the Express Editions are not technical by nature. And as something specified by marketing, it can change any time - shortly before the product's release or even after that, where the updated code gets distributed through a service pack.

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Technical or marketing, it's way more common for high level product specifications to be set ahead of product launch. (i.e. product planning) – Sid Jan 31 at 6:42
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@sid You've never been to Redmond, have you? – syneticon-dj Jan 31 at 11:05
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Please refer to this page:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993(v=SQL.110).aspx

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Welcome to Server Fault! Answers that consist of nothing more than a link to another site are generally frowned upon - we prefer to see you incorporate the relevant information here, as Microsoft will inevitably reorganize their website and break that link one day. See this meta topic for more information. – voretaq7♦ Apr 3 at 22:28
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