

Some functionality can leverage multi-thread technology and share the workload over multiple processor cores. Therefore rebuild performance can be increased by having a faster clock speed of the CPU. The rebuild process in SOLIDWORKS is inherently linear (parent/child relationship of features) and therefore can only use a single core. Only 64-bit operating systems and processors are supported. The CPU must support SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2). SOLIDWORKS 2017 can run on Intel or AMD based systems.

What Processor (CPU) is recommended for SOLIDWORKS 2017? Visit the SOLIDWORKS website for the current minimum SOLIDWORKS 2017 hardware requirements. File Storage : SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard or SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.Internet Connection: High speed broadband connection for downloading service packs.AMD FirePro W5100 (mid-range) or AMD FirePro W7100 (high end).

NVIDIA Quadro M2000 (mid-range) or NVIDIA Quadro M4000 (high end).Hard Drive : Solid State Drive (SSD) for program installation, maintaining at least 20GB free space after the installation.Processor : Intel Core i7 with high processor speed.Please browse through this FAQ for more specific information. Here is our current SOLIDWORKS 2017 hardware recommendations.
