I have SQL Server 2008 Express running on Hyper-V based virtual machine with two vCPU-s. I've just been reading up on SQL Server 2012 Express and noticed that it's CPU is "Limited to lesser of 1 Socket or 4 cores" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993(v=SQL.110).aspx)
My question is how do the SQL Server 2012 limits on CPUs/Cores translate into vCPU-s? Are they "processors" or are they "cores"?
EDIT:
I've just found this: Are vCPU the same as 1 Socket, or a single Core?
Basically the solution is download CPU-Z and check, which I did. On my 2 x vCPU VPS the CPUZ is showing 1 core 2 thread so it sounds like my SQL Express should fly on both vCPUs. However when I go into processor affinity configuration it shows 2 processors there making it appear that it is using just one of the vCPUs allocated to my VPS. I am utterly confused :/