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[Andrea Ventura]

Hello,

my customer asked me suggestion about hardware recommendations.

I know GPU is the most important hardware for 3D Design.
How much is important to have a high end CPU  instead of a medium CPU? And for what operation is used more?
Thanks.

[Atharv Joshi]

Hi Ventura, 

You can refer to this article Ansys Discovery Hardware Requirements (2024 R1) - Ansys Knowledge which specifies all the hardware requirements for Ansys Discovery. 

Let me know if you have any further questions. 

Thanks and Regards
Atharv

[Andrea Ventura]

Hello, thanks to reply but it doesn't answer to my question. It says minimum processor is: 64-bit Intel or AMD system. But how it is important to have a good CPU? For what is used CPU?

[Atharv Joshi]

Hi Ventura, 

The CPU plays a crucial role in the performance of Ansys Discovery, especially when it comes to high fidelity simulations in Refine stage using Fluent or MAPDL solvers. A high-performance workstation with a CPU that supports these solvers is necessary. These solvers are run on the CPU, and the performance can be influenced by the number of cores. 

The results obtained in the Explore stage or in the Refine stage using the LiveGX solver are dependent on GPU hardware, and requirements have been mentioned in the above article.

As for the Model stage in Ansys Discovery, the CPU plays a role in geometry cleanup and setting up the initial model for simulation.

Thanks and Regards
Atharv

[Andrea Ventura]

Thanks. In this case customer only draw assemblies, no simulation