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System Requirements for
PHDwin V3

These system requirements are for a local installation of MS SQL on the same machine as PHDwin. These requirements do not support a local area network instance installation, a wide-area network instance installation, or hybrid cloud deployment.

Processor

Intel i3 Processor or better.

SQL Server

PHDwin requires Microsoft SQL Server Express or Full version 2019 or later. You can download our archived version here by clicking on the Database Icon.

500 GB SSD

If the size of your data sets grows, you may need to upgrade your hard disk

16 GB RAM or better

To ensure optimal performance, increase memory as the size of the database grows.

Operating System

Windows 10 (64 bit) or newer.

Monitor

PHDwin requires a monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 1920×1080. Higher resolutions are recommended for optimal display.

How To Improve
Performance

To achieve optimal performance with PHDwin, we recommend the following upgrades, in order of importance:

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