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Exhibit 1.B — 1 Core = 2 vCPUs (hyper-threading)

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Product Appendix 1 (NA English, February 2026 Version) Exhibit 1.B Note 1: “Unless otherwise stated in an Order Form, one (1) Core is equivalent to two (2) vCPUs with hyper-threading active for the Subscriptions in this Exhibit 1.B.” Applies only to Subscriptions in Exhibit 1.B (OpenShift / Application Foundations Core-based capacity). This equivalence does not apply to RHEL Socket-pair counting or Cloud Access overlays, and there is no 2-vCPU = 1-socket Cloud Access conversion.
Applies when
Counting Core Units for Red Hat Products / Subscriptions listed in Appendix 1 Exhibit 1.B, unless an Order Form states otherwise.
Applies to
Appendix 1 Exhibit 1.B Subscriptions (OpenShift and related Application Foundations Core/Core Band capacity). Not RHEL Server Socket-pair. Not Cloud Access as a conversion rule.
Aliases
1 Core = 2 vCPUs; Exhibit 1.B Note 1; hyper-threading Core equivalence
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