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Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.22) versus Windows (Vista)

*Hardware Architecture Support (PC)*	Linux	Windows
x86	Y	Y N (Starter not all)
AMD64/Intel64	Y	Y N (Starter)
IA-64	Y	N
*Hardware Architecture Support (general)*
Alpha	Y	N
PPC	Y	N
PPC64	Y	N
SPARC32	Y	N
SPARC64	Y	N
ARM	Y	N
PA-RISC (HP)	Y	N
680x0 (Motorola)	Y	N
MIPS	Y	N
MIPS (DEC)	Y	N
PowerPC	Y	N
S/390 (IBM)	Y	N
Cell (STI)	Y	N
AVR32 (Atmel)	Y	N
Blackfin (Analog Devices)	Y	N
*Hardware Architecture Support (game consoles)*
Nintendo Wii	N	N
Microsoft Xbox 360	Y	N³⁹
Microsoft Xbox	Y	N³⁹
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)	Y	N
Sony Playstation 2 (PS2)	Y	N
Nintendo Gamecube	Y	N
*Hardware Architecture Support (other)*
others	Y	N

*Multiprocessor Support (architecture)*	Linux	Windows
Multiprocessor - SMP	Y	N (Starter, Basic, Premium) Y (Business, Ultimate, Enterprise)^'
Multiprocessor - NUMA	Y	N (Starter, Basic, Premium) Y (Business, Ultimate, Enterprise)^'
Hyperthreading (SMT)	Y	Y N (Starter)^'
Multicore	Y	Y N (Starter)^'

*Hyperthreading SMT (limits)*	Linux	Windows
Maximum number of hyperthreads - 32bit	2 (hardware limit)	0 (Starter) 2 (hardware limit) (others)^'
Maximum number of hyperthreads - 64bit	2 (hardware limit)	0 (Starter) 2 (hardware limit) (others)^'

*Multicore (limits)*	Linux	Windows
Maximum number of cores - 32bit	2 (hardware limit)^'	0 (Starter) 2 (hardware limit) (others)^'
Maximum number of cores - 64bit	4 (hardware limit)^'	0 (Starter) 4 (hardware limit) (others)^'

*Multiprocessor (limits)*	Linux	Windows
Maximum number of CPUs - 32bit SMP	32 (logical)^'	1 (Starter, Basic, Premium) 2 (Business, Ultimate, Enterprise)⁴⁴^'
Maximum number of CPUs - 32bit NUMA	32 or 1024?^'	1 (Starter, Basic, Premium) 2 (Business, Ultimate, Enterprise)⁴⁴^'
Maximum number of CPUs - 64bit SMP	255 (AMD64/Intel64) 1024 (IA-64)^'	0 (Starter) 1 (Basic, Premium) 2 (Business, Ultimate, Enterprise)⁴⁴^'
Maximum number of CPUs - 64bit NUMA	>1024⁴³^'	0 (Starter) 1 (Basic, Premium) 2 (Business, Ultimate, Enterprise)⁴⁴^'