Changes to CPU and memory limits for SQL Server Standard Edition
SQL Server 2012 Standard edition supports a maximum of 64 gigabytes of system memory.
Component
Reporting Services
Description
Beginning with SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Standard edition supports a maximum of 64 gigabytes of system memory. In SQL Server versions earlier than SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Standard supported the operating system maximum memory.
Note
If you are upgrading from SQL Server 2005 Standard or SQL Server 2008 Standard, you may need to reconfigure your current system settings to align with the new limits.
For more information about CPU and memory limits for other editions of SQL Server, see Compute Capacity Limits by Edition of SQL Server and Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2012.