New SharePoint 2013 Minimum Requirements on Technet

By Microsoft MVP and MCT · Pluralsight Author

Published February 6, 2013 · Updated January 15, 2026 · SharePoint

Microsoft has recently updated the minimum requirements for SharePoint 2013 on Technet. Here is the official  change log.

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Made the following changes: – Updated table in “Hardware requirements—web servers, application servers, and single server installations” with new requirements based on performance and capacity testing and recommendations. – Added definitions for small (fewer than 1,000 users), medium (between 1,000 and 10,000 users), and large (more than 10,000 users) deployments. – Clarified the support statement for optional software.

There are no big changes, however I thought it’s interesting for you to know! Luckily, I had some screenshots from before to change, so I will make it Short & Sweet and show them:

SharePoint

Before and after TechNet tables of SharePoint 2013 web and application server hardware requirements, opens full size
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For the SharePoint part, Microsoft added a new “category” of Server,  which the classic development server: Single Server with built-in Database and Visual Studio 2012.   For the rest,  it seems unchanged. 

SQL

Before and after tables of SharePoint 2013 database server hardware requirements for small and medium deployments, opens full size
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As for the Database Servers, the requirements didn’t change, however Microsoft added details on what is a small deployment (less than 1000 users) and what is a medium deployment (1000 to 10000 users).