Generally speaking, get as much resources as your budget allows. For those SPSS programs that do NOT support multiple core processors, the only relevant speed indicator is the speed of one of the cores. Frequently, in processor descriptions, the speed of all of the cores combined is used to report the processor speed. This is true whether the processor is single-core or multi-core. In general, a faster processor is better than a slower one. For operating system and hardware support information, see the documentation of your vendor. So if your data file is 2Gig in size then you will need 8Gigs free.Ĭonsider adding as much RAM as (1) your operating system and/or (2) your hardware supports. The rule of thumb is you have to have four times the free hard disk space available as your SPSS data file's size is. However, the following information attempts to provide general guidelines for IBM SPSS Statistics customers with regard to hardware.Īllow enough disk space. It is impossible for IBM to provide specific recommendations for hardware platform specifications, as each customer's needs are different. If the tasks that you are performing involve very large data files or very complex analyses or both, it is advised that your hardware platform exceed the minimum specifications. Meeting the minimum specifications will allow for a minimum of performance.
IBM SPSS 22 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SOFTWARE
See the product listing for your software on the IBM website for individual product system requirements.īe advised that system requirements for an IBM SPSS Statistics software program indicate the minimum requirements for the software program to operate. Each IBM SPSS Statistics software program has different hardware and operating system requirements.