Civil 3D computer setup question

[Paul.GrafPZAZ7]

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me if my computer is a decent enough setup to work in Civil 3d with?

If I need to provide more info please let me know. 

Dell Precision 5570
Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900H 2.50 GHz
Installed RAM 64.0 GB (63.7 GB usable)
Device ID eddd468c-32b0-429f-b619-0051539674c3
Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA964
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Touch support with 10 touch points

Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics

Tia,

Paul

[m_kingdon · Accepted solution]

Check out this page:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirement...

Your laptop is probably overkill for Civil 3D.

[Paul.GrafPZAZ7]

Thanks. I will check the link you sent. Why do you say the laptop is overkill?

[MichaelH13]

Yes, quite suitable. If you had the laptop with the Nividia A2000 it would have been a little better, it's what I have in the workstation that I have. 

I use Civil3D with 2 monitors and I cannot imagine trying to use it with only one, productivity is so much better when you do not continually have to open and close windows. Unless you are travelling a lot, having a dedicated workstation is preferable to a laptop.

[brian.strandberg]

If anything that may be a bit overkill for Civil 3d (although a different video card would be an upgrade, as previously said. 

Civil 3d is a mostly single threaded program, so single thread performance is paramount.  Your I9-12900H has a single thread rating of 3869 according to: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i9-12900H&id=4728.  Thats pretty good. 

[m_kingdon]

Civil 3D is still just AutoCAD. My 14" gaming laptop from 2016 with an i7 7700HQ runs Civil 3D no problem.