Workstation for CAD Programs
This hardware recommendation applies to
Workstations for Vertex CAD program versions 2020 (26.0).
Hardware information updated
2019-12-09
Operating System, Main Memory and Hard Disk of a Workstation
Operating system
- 64-bit Windows 10
Main memory
- 8 GB for basic use
- 16 or 32 GB for large models (like in Plant application)
Hard disk
- 256 GB SSD or more
Graphics Card of a Workstation
Desktops
- Nvidia Quadro K1200/K2200/P1000/P2000/P4000
- Nvidia Quadro K620/P600 (budget option)
Laptops
- Nvidia Quadro M1200/M2200/P1000/P2000/P3200
- Nvidia Quadro M620/P600 (budget option)
These are not recommended for Vertex CAD use
- Intel HD Graphics
- AMD Radeon
- Nvidia GeForce series
Processor of a Workstation
Desktops
- INTEL® Core™ i9-9900K 3.6GHz, 8-cores, one core max. 5.0 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Core™ i7-8700K 3.7GHz, 6-cores, one core max. 4.7 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Core™ i7-7700K 4.2GHz, 4-cores, one core max. 4.5 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Core™ i7-6700K 4.0GHz, 4-cores, one core max. 4.2 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Xeon® W-2135, 6-cores, one core max. 4.5 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Xeon® E5-1650 v4, 6-cores, one core max. 4.0 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
Laptops
- INTEL® Core™ i7-8750H 2.2GHz, 6-cores, one core max. 4.1 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Core™ i7-8850H 2.6GHz, 6-cores, one core max. 4.3 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Xeon® E-2186M 2.90GHz, 6-cores, one core max. 4.6 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
- INTEL® Xeon® E3-1505M v6 3.0GHz, 4-cores, one core max. 4.0 GHz (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
Example Computers
Desktops
HP Workstation Z2 TWR
- INTEL Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (max. 4.7 GHz Intel® Turbo Boost Technology )
- 6 cores / Hyper-Threading
- Main memory recommendation 16 GB or more
- SSD 256GB or more
- Nvidia Quadro P600/P1000/P2000/P4000
- Network card 10/100/1000
- Keyboard + optical wheel mouse
- Windows 10 UK/FIN 64 bit
- 3-Year on-site warranty
HP Workstation Z4 TWR
INTEL Core Xeon W-2125 4GHz (max. 4.5 GHz Intel® Turbo Boost Technology )
- 4 cores / Hyper-Threading
Main memory recommendation 16 GB or more
SSD 256GB or more
Nvidia Quadro P600/P1000/P2000/P4000
Network card 10/100/1000
Keyboard + optical wheel mouse
Windows 10 UK/FIN 64 bit
3-Year on-site warranty
15" laptops
HP ZBook Studio G5
- Intel Core i7-8750H (one core max. 4.1 Ghz )
- 6 cores / Hyper-Threading
- 15.6inch IPS
- 512 GB SSD PCIe - NVM Express (NVMe)
- 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4 SDRAM
- Nvidia Quadro P1000
- Weight 2.05 kg
- Windows 10 UK/FIN 64 bit
- 3-Year on-site warranty
HP ZBook 15 G5
- Intel Core i7-8850H (one core max. 4.3 Ghz )
- 6 cores / Hyper-Threading
- 15.6inch IPS
- 512 GB SSD PCIe - NVM Express (NVMe)
- 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4 SDRAM
- Nvidia Quadro P2000
- Weight 2.6 kg
- Windows 10 UK/FIN 64 bit
- 3-Year on-site warranty
17" laptop
HP ZBook 17 G5
- Intel Core i7-8850H (one core max. 4.3 Ghz )
- 6 cores / Hyper-Threading
- 17.3inch IPS
- 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 SDRAM
- 512 GB - M.2 2280 SSD NVMe
- Nvidia Quadro P3200
- Weight 3.2 kg
- Windows 10 UK/FIN 64 bit
- 3-Year on-site warranty