What is Windows 10 Pro For Workstations, and the difference with Windows 10 Pro?

For those who do the installation cleanly install sometimes will find several new Windows 10 editions, one of which is Windows 10 Pro For Workstation. So what's the difference with the usual Windows 10 Pro? because there are still many people who install Windows "as long as you choose" without knowing the function of the version of Windows 10, let's discuss a little about the differences between these two Windows 10 Pro editions.

Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 is commonly used by professionals who need special features to support their work. Lots of advantages are given for Windows 10 Pro editions such as Group Policy, Dynamic Provisioning, Shared PC Configuration, Windows Store For Business, Remote Desktop and others.

But as time went on August 11, 2017 Microsoft announced a new version of Windows 10 specifically intended for Professional users who use high-end hardware to support the heavy and very important workload, namely Windows 10 Pro For Workstations.

Windows 10 Pro For Workstations

As the name implies, Workstations, this edition is focused on high-end hardware that typically uses server-specific processors such as Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, or AMD Epyc, in hardware, of course Windows 10 Pro For Workstations supports greater hardware, for example processor specifications support 4 units, 6 TB RAM, ReFS support, Non-Volatile Dual In-Line Memory Module (NVDIMM) support, and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) support.

Basically this edition of Windows carries all the features of Windows 10 Pro plus some special features mentioned above.

Function Differences

Functionally, the difference is given, because it supports server-class processors and up to 6 TB of RAM, of course, the use of Windows 10 Pro For Workstations is not specific to lower-class devices, the Windows 10 Pro For Workstations Edition is used for Heavy Video Editor it does require heavy processing, and large hardware resources.

Which one do you choose?

When viewed from most specifications, ordinary users like us are better off using the usual Windows 10 Pro in addition to more support with most hardware, the price can be said to be cheaper compared to Windows 10 Pro For Workstation, even the difference is up to 2 million Rupiah. But if you are a top-class PC user, with other Xeon Processors and high-end Devices, for example, if you want to install Windows 10 on your iMac Pro, Windows 10 Pro For Workstations will be perfect for your computer.

Sip, what Windows Edition do you use? and is it comfortable during use? share below so that we all know the advantages and disadvantages of the Windows edition used.

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