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Compare SharePoint 2016 Content Database limits with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007 versions.
SharePoint 2016 Content Database Limits compared to SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007.
The below table lists the recommended guidelines for Content Database in SharePoint 2016 / 2013 / 2010 / 2007.
| Limits | SharePoint 2007 | SharePoint 2010 | SharePoint 2013 | SharePoint 2016 |
| Content databases per farm |
x |
x |
500 per farm | 500 per farm |
| Content databases per web application | 100 per web application | 300 per web application |
x |
x |
| Content database Size (General Usage) | 100 GB | 200 GB | 200 GB | 200 GB up to 1 TB |
| Content database Size (All Usage) | > 100 GB | 4 TB | 4 TB | 4 TB |
| Site collection per content database | 50,000 per content database | 2,000 recommended
5,000 maximum |
10,000 maximum (2,500 non-Personal site collections and 7,500 Personal Sites, or 10,000 Personal Sites alone) |
5,000 recommended 10,000 maximum |
| Content database items |
x |
60 million items including documents and list items | 60 million items including documents and list items | 60 million items including documents and list items |
| Remote BLOB Storage | x | < 20 millisecond | Remain within 40 milliseconds 95% of the time. | Remain within 40 mliseconds 95% of the time. |
× denote it’s not mentioned in TechNet – Ref : TechNet
Applies To
- SharePoint 2016.
- SharePoint 2013.
- SharePoint 2010.
- SharePoint 2007.
See also
- Comparing List and Library limits in SharePoint 2016 with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007
- Comparing a Web Application limits in SharePoint 2016 with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007
- Comparing SharePoint 2016 Site Collection limits with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007.
- Comparing Application Pool limits in SharePoint 2016 with SharePoint 2013 /2010 / 2007.
- Difference between Boundaries, Thresholds, and Limits in SharePoint.
Extremely Helpful! Thank you for such a well-written article. I have bookmarked for future reference.
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Thanks Robin,
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