| Component | Client Workstation | EPLAN License Server (ELM) | EPLAN Project Server | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | High single-core speed | Low (any dual-core) | Medium (4+ cores) | | RAM | 32–128 GB | 4 GB | 16–32 GB | | Storage | NVMe SSD | Any SSD | RAID 10 (SSD) | | OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows Server 2019/2022 | Windows Server 2019/2022 | | GPU | Dedicated required | None | None |
Platform 2024 through 2026 requires .NET Framework 4.8.1 . Note that starting with Platform 2027, .NET 8.0 will be the new standard. eplan electric p8 system requirements
: 64 GB RAM (Recommended if running EPLAN alongside heavy mechanical CAD software, ERP connectors, and SQL server instances). Graphics Card (GPU) Requirements | Component | Client Workstation | EPLAN License
Dedicated AMD or NVIDIA graphics card with Direct3D 11+ or OpenGL 3.2+ support. Graphics Card (GPU) Requirements Dedicated AMD or NVIDIA
Marcus sat on the edge of the desk. "The software requires a specific breed of machine, Elias. It needs a workstation, not an appliance. It needs high-frequency RAM to shuffle the parts lists, a dedicated GPU to draw the circuits without tearing, and—most importantly—an SSD. That spinning rust hard drive of yours? It’s the bottleneck. The seek time is killing your workflow."
Sequential read/write > 2000 MB/s (NVMe Gen3 or Gen4). SATA SSDs (550 MB/s) are noticeably slower during project import/export.
Install .NET and C++ runtimes first, then SQL Server, then EPLAN. Failure to do so may result in cryptic database connection errors.
