Here are the minimum system requirements for the UL Procyon Photo Editing Benchmark. This benchmark is now able to be run on Windows PC and Apple Mac computers. Please note that the storage requirement does not include the space needed to install the Adobe applications used in the benchmark.

Windows PC system requirements

OSWindows 10, 64-bit, version 2004 or later including Windows 11
Processor2 GHz dual-core CPU with SSE 4.2 or later
Memory8 GB
GraphicsDirectX 12
Video memory2 GB
Display1280 × 800
Storage50 GB

Apple Mac computer system requirements

OSmacOS Monterey or later
ProcessorIntel or Apple M1
Memory8 GB
Display1280 x 800
Storage50 GB

Required applications

The UL Procyon Photo Editing Benchmark uses popular Adobe applications to test and measure PC performance. The applications are not included with the benchmark. You must install and activate licensed versions of the required applications on every system you plan to test.

Adobe Lightroom Classic v. 11.3 or higher
Adobe Photoshop v. 22.3 or higher