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Can My PC Run Microsoft 365 (Office)?

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Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the rest of the Office applications.

Microsoft 365 (Office) System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core processorIntel Core i5-4460 specs →
GPU
DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 2.0 driverIntel UHD Graphics 630 (integrated) specs →
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
4 GB
Storage
4 GB
OS
Windows 10 64-bit or later
DirectX
Version 9
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU
Modern multi-core processorIntel Core i5-12400F specs →
GPU
Any DirectX 12 capable graphicsIntel Iris Xe Graphics (integrated, 96 EU) specs →
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
16 GB
Storage
10 GB · SSD required
OS
Windows 10 64-bit or later
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated

The higher memory figure is aimed at large Excel workbooks and many simultaneous documents.

Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Microsoft system requirements

Application details

Vendor
Microsoft
Licence
Subscription
Last verified
Not yet verified

About Microsoft 365 (Office)

The Office applications are undemanding. The exception is Excel with very large models or Power Pivot data — that workload is limited by CPU and by available memory, and benefits from 64-bit Office specifically.

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What PC do I need for Microsoft 365 (Office)?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card
Any DirectX 12 capable graphics
Processor
Modern multi-core processor
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB
Operating system
Windows 10 64-bit or later

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Can my laptop run Microsoft 365 (Office)?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Any DirectX 12 capable graphics named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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