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Computer configuration for your main Analytics / Data Mining machine



How powerful is your computer setup for your main analytics/data mining activity: [184 voters]

Processors/cores (each core counted as a separate processor):
1 (31) 16.8%
2 (66) 35.9%
3-4 (48) 26.1%
5-16 (25) 13.6%
17-64 (6) 3.3%
>64 (8) 4.3%
Processors: median 2, average 8

Memory:
<1 GB (8) 4.3%
1-2 GB (33) 17.9%
2.1-4 GB (70) 38.0%
4.1-16 GB (43) 23.4%
>16 GB (30) 16.3%
Memory: median 3 GB, average 8.5 GB

Disk size:
<100 GB (13) 7.1%
100-250 GB (55) 29.9%
251 GB- 1 TB (66) 35.9%
1.1 TB - 4 TB (32) 17.4%
4.1-16 TB (9) 4.9%
> 16 TB (9) 4.9%
Disk size: median 500 GB, average 225 GB

Operating System:
Windows (118) 64.1%
Unix/Linux (51) 27.7%
Apple (14) 7.6%
Other (1) 0.5%

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