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14 years ago

question about quartus

Hi All, I am wondering if Quartus uses multiple threads, and whether it runs faster on intel core i3, i5 or i7? The compile and simulate time is very long to run vhdl code on my own compute...
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14 years ago

Go to assignments -> settings -> compilation process settings -> select "use all available processors" and select "use smart compilation". The compilation time does reduce slightly.

You can also go to tools -> advisors -> compilation time advisor and tweak some settings. [Some of these settings have a negative effect on Area and Timing].