Hardware Factors Affecting Performance

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Hardware Impact on Startup
Hardware has one of the biggest impacts on individual ACT! performance. Key Labs’ tests identified the impact of hardware configuration on ACT! startup times by performing ACT! tests on 22 hardware configurations.

These tests show that ACT! starts much more quickly with a faster hard drive.
  40-50% faster with a faster hard drive•
  6-13% faster with twice the memory•
In the second set of tests (results shown in Figure 6), a 2 GHz CPU was tested with varying degrees of RAM and hard drive speeds

These tests showed the most dramatic improvement in ACT! startup performance when using faster hard drives.
  20-45% faster with a faster hard drive•
  10-20% faster with twice the memory•

The third set of tests (results shown in Figure 7) were performed on a 3 GHz PC, with varying degrees of RAM and hard drive speeds.

To achieve optimum ACT! start up performance, select a PC equipped with at least 1 GB RAM, a 2 GHz or better CPU, and hard drive speed of 7200 RPM or better.

As with earlier tests, the most significant change resulted from faster hard drive speeds. This test also identified that a PC with 1–2 GB RAM optimized the ACT! startup, giving the highest level of performance for all 22 tests performed

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