what pc for student desktop use

I checked on this Q but answers are quite old. I have r2019b Student

whats suggested for today as I find Matalb can be very slow

I checked on my current installation

programs/matlab/r2019

size 14.5G

files 438k

folders 46k

I have a domestic m/c W8.1

Asus essentio w intel i7 core x64 3.8MHz 6G Ram 1TB storage

about 5 years old

it works well ( I dont do gaming)

With that size of Matalb installation maybe there are access issues?

would it help to disable the installed apps I am not currently using (concerned with control system etc)

cheers

trying to narrow down my speed problems

Robin

[Walter Roberson]

The total size of MATLAB with all those toolboxes does not not make much difference as MATLAB is only going to read most of those if you call upon the toolbox function.

Removing toolboxes that you do not use might help a little, perhaps make the search for missing functions or matches for help documentation a little faster. Not so much though.

Answer 1

[anshuman mishra]

Yes you can disable the installed apps which you dont want.

If possible when running MATLAB try minimal use of background programs.

Answer 2

[per isakson]

See System Requirements for MATLAB R2019b

"Matlab can be very slow" I beg to disagree, but YMMV. Did you run MATLAB benchmark ?

It all depends on for what you will use Matlab. If you plan to use the Parallel Toolbox you'll need more RAM and an appropriate graphic card (GPU).

[robin teslar]

thanx for tip on bench

I ran it and went off for a coffee!

It seems my m/c is 4x slower than other equivalent machines (with W10). Even XP was the fastest.

I must investigate this further

Its a pity the pop up screens cant be copied otherwise I would post results