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Council on Computing Power Recommends 128MB of RAM for PCs and Workstations
Running Windows 2000; ZD Labs Study Provides Basis for Group's Conclusions.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000
The Council on Computing Power, a non-profit industry group, recommends that
IT professionals, business managers and others upgrading to Microsoft's Windows
2000 operating system install 128 MB of random access memory (RAM) to insure
optimal performance.
The Council's recommendation is based on independent benchmark studies
recently conducted by ZD Labs. The complete findings can be accessed and
downloaded from the Council's website at http://www.rammatters.com/proof.
ZD Labs, an independent testing and benchmark development lab arm of
Ziff-Davis, conducted various studies on behalf of the Council.
After increasing the amount of RAM on a wide range of Windows 2000 PCs, ZD
Labs analyzed the performance gains using the following Ziff-Davis benchmarks:
Business Winstone 99, for business productivity applications; Content Creation
Winstone 2000, for multimedia content creation applications; and i-Bench 1.1,
for testing Internet client performance.
The tests measured system performance for machines running Windows 2000 with
various levels of installed RAM up to 256 MB. This study was the third in a
series that began testing systems using Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0.
Highlights of findings
Some of the study's findings were dramatic. For instance:
-- Performance on Business Winstone increased an average of 17
percent when moving from 64 MB to 128 MB of RAM;
-- Performance on Content Creation Winstone increased an average
of 38 percent when moving from 64 MB of RAM to 128 MB of RAM;
-- When loading memory-intensive complex Web pages, performance
on i-Bench 1.1 increased by 14 percent when moving from 64 MB
of RAM to 96 MB of RAM.
Study Summary
The minimum requirement of 64 MB of RAM currently recommended by Microsoft
will run these types of business applications; however, the program may function
at a slower pace. Business users may find themselves wasting valuable
productivity and time waiting for the program to respond.
The levels of RAM suggested by the Council on Computer Power will ensure that
business software running with Windows 2000 is efficient, responsive and
expedient. Based on the ZD Labs findings, the Council recommends the following
optimal levels of RAM for systems running Windows 2000 using these types of
programs:
BENCHMARK COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
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Business Winstone 128 MB(a) for optimal
Targeted for typical business performance
applications, such as Microsoft,
Corel and Lotus suites.
CC Winstone 256 MB for optimal
Targeted to multi-media content performance
creators such as Adobe Photoshop
5.0, Adobe Premiere 5.1, Macromedia
Director 7.0, Macromedia DreamWeaver
2.0, Netscape Navigator 4.6, and
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 4.5
i-Bench 128 MB(a) for optimal
Targeted for Internet browsing and performance
Web-based client computing using
Netscape and Microsoft browsers.
(a) In the case of business productivity applications and Internet
performance, the study actually recommends 96 MB of RAM for optimal
performance. However, because new computer systems are frequently not
available with 96 MB, the study suggests that choosing one with 128
MB, as opposed to 64 MB, will improve performance significantly.
"Our mission as the Council on Computing Power is to educate all types
of PC users on the benefits of adding RAM to increase computer
performance," said Council President Paul Dlugosch. "We believe it is
important to take a leadership role in providing memory guidelines for those
considering an upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional, and hope these findings
will help consumers make better-educated choices as they move to this new
operating system."
Dlugosch said for those moving to the new system, an upgrade to at least 128
MB is not only smart, but cost effective. "For less than $100, many
computers can be upgraded to 128 MB, which will result in a positive experience
with Windows 2000 from the beginning."
An executive summary as well as a full report of the ZD Labs study can be
accessed on the Council's Web site at http://www.rammatters.com/proof.
About ZD Labs:
ZD Labs (www.zdlabs.com) leads the industry in Internet and technology
testing. Building on Ziff-Davis Publishing's history of leadership in product
reviews and benchmark development, ZD Labs brings independent testing, research,
development, and analysis directly to publications, Web sites, vendors, and
large IT organizations everywhere. For more information visit www.zdlabs.com.
About the Council:
The Council on Computing Power was created by charter members Hyundai Micro
Electronics America, Infineon Technologies Corp., Micron Technology Inc. and
Samsung Electronics. The Council on Computing Power is a non-profit industry
group dedicated to helping consumers maximize their personal computing
experience by increasing awareness about the importance of RAM.
For more information, visit the Council Web site at
http://www.computingpower.org.
Note: All trademarks are property of their respective holders.
COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
in association with The Gale Group and LookSmart. COPYRIGHT 2000 Gale Group
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