MHC Studio System Requirements
Recommended Workstation Specifications
| Tier | Use Case | Target CPU | RAM |
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| Baseline / “Good with Ultra 5” | For moderate FO template sizes (1-5 pages), occasional previews, lighter multitasking | Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (or similar Ultra 5) | 32 GB DDR5 (or 16 GB minimum) |
| High-Performance / “Better with Ultra 7” | Large FO templates, heavy export/preview, multitasking | (Any strong Ultra 7 SKU — e.g. one with 8 P cores + many E cores) | 64 GB DDR5 (or 32GB minimum) |
Recommended Processor Guidance
The Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 and Ultra 7 families represent the ideal processors for the current environment, offering the best balance of single-core responsiveness and multi-core scalability for demanding workloads. Organizations should also note that prior-generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors with higher core counts continue to deliver strong performance and remain a reliable option for resource-intensive applications.
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Single-core performance: Similar architecture, but Ultra 7 sustains higher turbo frequencies. Expect a ~5–10% edge in CPU-bound tasks (Data crunching, FO template rendering).
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Multi-core performance: Bigger jump. Ultra 7 usually has 20–30% more throughput thanks to extra cores/threads. This matters when you’re rendering large XML-FO previews, exporting to PDF/HTML, or running multiple apps at once.
If your workload is mostly smaller templates and general Office work, Ultra 5 is sufficient. But for big template design sessions (20 or more pages) + multitasking (Studio, Excel, Teams, browser tabs), Ultra 7 will feel noticeably smoother.