Hardware requirements for SharePoint 2010

Please note that SharePoint 2010 will ship only as a 64-bit product. So please be careful when considering budget for 64-bit hardware and software (Operating system). If you’re deploying SharePoint on new hardware, this situation shouldn’t be a problem, but can be a issue if you’re planning to upgrade an existing SharePoint server.

Below is the hardware requirements for SharePoint 2010.

Processor

64-bit, four-core, 2.5 GHz minimum per core

RAM

4 GB for developer or evaluation use
8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use

Hard disk

80 GB for installation + additional space for day to day operations.

The requirements are from Microsoft Technet (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(office.14).aspx) and are accurate as of 27 Dec 2009

Software Requirements will be coming soon.