System Requirements


The following tables list the required and recommended computer hardware and operating systems to successfully install the software.

Hardware

  Required Recommended
CPU Intel Core i3 or equivalent Intel Ultra 9, multicore
Platform 64-bit
Memory1 16 GB 64 GB or more (for parallel core runs)
Video adapter2 SXGA display (1280x1024) UHD display (3840x2160)
Disk space 500 GB (10 GB is required by the installer) 2 TB for storing computation files
Software protection dongle port3 USB 2.0 USB 3.0
1 Depends on complexity of models built
2 DirectX-capable
3 Not required for Software-based licenses
Operating System

SES Software was tested and passed validation on the following operating systems:

Professional Operating Systems Consumer Operating Systems
Windows 11 Pro or Windows Server 2025 or Windows Server 2022 Windows 11 Home

† Based on stable feature updates.
Feature updates of Windows 11 are being released annually by Microsoft. Considering this, we have ensured that SES Software is fully tested on a supported feature update version that has been available for a few months. Technically, SES Software should work satisfactorily on all supported feature updates.