Following is a chart that shows licensing cost comparison between standard and Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2012, 2016 and 2017.
Version | Edition | License Cost | 2 Quad core Processors | 4 Quad core Processors |
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Per Core | 8 Cores | 16 Cores | ||
SQL Server 2012 | Standard | $1,793 | $14,344 | $28,688 |
SQL Server 2012 | Enterprise | $6,874 | $54,992 | $109,984 |
SQL Server 2016\ 2017 | Standard | $1,858 | $14,864 | $29,728 |
SQL Server 2016 \2017 | Enterprise | $7,128 | $57,024 | $114,048 |