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11 years ago

Speed up compiling with new computer, many cores or higer frequency

Hi, I'm about to buy a new computer and would like to know if Quartus II compiler favors core's or frequency of cores? In my price range are: Xeon E5 1650v3 6-Cores 3.5Ghz Xeon E5 2630v3 ...
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11 years ago

Also, use an SSD for the project folder. For the larger devices, hundreds of MB if not >1GB of data is written out as timing netlists and whatnot. For example a large Stratix V design I've made compiles in 45minutes on a computer with an SSD, vs. 2.5hrs+ when the project is on a network drive.