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title: "affinity64 Input-Output mask Server Configuration Option | Microsoft Docs"
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# affinity64 Input-Output mask Server Configuration Option
  The **affinity64 I/O mask** binds [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] disk I/O to a specified subset of CPUs, similar to the **affinity I/O mask** option. Use **affinity I/O mask** to bind the first 32 processors, and use **affinity64 I/O mask** to bind the remaining processors on the computer. If you reconfigure the **affinity64 I/O mask**, you must restart the instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. This option is only visible on the 64-bit version of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
## See Also  
 [affinity Input-Output mask Server Configuration Option](affinity-input-output-mask-server-configuration-option.md)   
 [Monitor Resource Usage (System Monitor)](../../relational-databases/performance-monitor/monitor-resource-usage-system-monitor.md)   
 [Server Configuration Options (SQL Server)](server-configuration-options-sql-server.md)   
 [sp_configure (Transact-SQL)](/sql/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-configure-transact-sql)   
 [RECONFIGURE (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/reconfigure-transact-sql)