# System Requirements

### Windows

|              | Minimum                         | Recommended                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| OS           | Windows 10 Professional         | Windows 10 Professional         |
| CPU          | Intel® Core™ i5-7400 CPU 3.0GHz | Intel® Core™ i7-8700 CPU 3.2GHz |
| Memory       | 16 GB \*                        | 32GB \*                         |
| System Drive |                                 | SSD                             |
| Network      | 1 Gbps Ethernet                 | 10 Gbps Ethernet                |
| Java         | 1.8                             | 1.8.0\_252                      |

### macOS

|              | Minimum                          | Recommended                      |
| ------------ | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| OS           | macOS 10.12 Sierra               | macOS 10.14 Mojave               |
| CPU          | Intel® Core™ i5-5257U CPU 2.7GHz | Intel® Core™ i7-8850H CPU 2.6GHz |
| Memory       | 16 GB \*                         | 32GB \*                          |
| System Drive |                                  | SSD                              |
| Network      | 1 Gbps Ethernet                  | 10 Gbps Ethernet                 |
| Java         | 1.8 with JavaFX support          | Liberica 1.8.0\_252-full         |

\* More RAM will be required for large size experiments


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