Hardware Requirements for the .NET Framework

This chart lists the hardware requirements for running applications based on the .NET Framework.

Scenario

Required Processor

Recommended Processor

Required RAM

Recommended RAM

Client (Windows Forms and Windows Services)

Pentium

90MHz*

Pentium 90MHz

or faster

32MB*

96MB or higher

Server

Pentium

133MHz*

Pentium 133MHz

or faster

128MB*

256MB or higher

*Or the minimum required by the OS, whichever is higher.

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