Windows 2012 Processor limits

Hi all,
I have read all the documents in windows 2012 it saying windows 2012 Foundation edition supports 1 processor whereas essential edition supports 2 number of processors and data center edition supports 64 no of processor.
My question is---- is it logical processor or physical processor?? Is it really possible to install 64 no of physical processors in single motherboard.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
In addition, you can refer to the information below from
this link:
Windows Server 2012 x64 with Hyper-V Enabled
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition supports up to 64 sockets and up to 320 logical processors
Windows Server 2012 without Hyper-V Enabled
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition supports up to 64 sockets and up to 640 logical processors
Best regards,
Susie

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