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Hello everyone,

I am in the process of upgrading our workstation and am looking into whether a CPU with stronger single-core or multi-core performance would be more beneficial for running PSS/E and PowerFactory efficiently. Our work involves extensive power system simulations and analyses.

I wanted to gather insights from anyone who has experience with these software applications on this particular aspect:

Does PSS/E and/or PowerFactory benefit more from a higher single-core performance or is it optimized to take advantage of multiple cores for parallel processing? Have you noticed any significant performance improvements with either single-core or multi-core optimized CPUs when running complex simulations or analyses on PSS/E or PowerFactory? Are there any specific CPU models you would recommend for optimal performance with these software applications? Any insights or experiences shared would be greatly appreciated as it would help in making an informed decision for the hardware upgrade.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.