Visual Studio Code
Microsoft · Programming & development
A lightweight, extensible source code editor.
- Min
- Any · 1 GB RAM
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- Any · 8 GB RAM
Can My PC Run Wireshark?
Programming & developmentOpen source
A free, open-source network protocol analyser.
Wireshark System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- 64-bit processorIntel Core i5-4460 specs →
- GPU
- Not required
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 1 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Wireshark documentation
Application details
- Vendor
- Wireshark Foundation
- Licence
- Open source
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About Wireshark
Wireshark captures and inspects network traffic. Long captures on busy interfaces are limited by memory and disk throughput rather than by processor.
What PC do I need for Wireshark?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- Not required
- Processor
- 64-bit processor
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
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Can my laptop run Wireshark?
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 Not required 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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