Hardware / OS recommendation for FPGA development using oneAPI

[JSYOO]

Hi, I wanted to get some recommendations on hardware for FPGA development flow using oneAPI (emulation, report generation, modelsim/questasim simulation and FPGA programming).

It will be used by only several users.

I wanted to ask couple of questions before I buy a desktop or a workstation.

1. Do you suggest I-9 processor or Xeon processor?

2. Does the tools use GPU much? We won't be implementing anything in GPU, but wanted to check if having a good GPU will improve the workflow or not.

3. OS suggestions for a clean environment setup will be nice

4. Any other suggestions on hardware / software?

Thanks,

Junsang Yoo

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @JSYOO,

Thank you for posting in Intel community forum and hope all is well.

Please find below for the response toward the question you have:

1. Do you suggest I-9 processor or Xeon processor?

A: Core and Xeon processor are both supported CPU.

2. Does the tools use GPU much? We won't be implementing anything in GPU, but wanted to check if having a good GPU will improve the workflow or not.

A: I would say pretty much this would depend on the implementation and application involved, but there is minimal requirement for GPU, more details can be found in the link below.

3. OS suggestions for a clean environment setup will be nice

A: OS will depends on developer preferences as it oneAPI supports both Linux and Windows OS.

4. Any other suggestions on hardware / software?

A: Not sure what other hardware or software is involved. If you can give us more clarification on this it would be great.

Note: Here is the link which have the details requirement for relevant hardware and software required. (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/system-requirements/intel-oneapi-dpcpp-system-requirements.html)

Hope that clarify

Best Wishes

BB

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @JSYOO,

Greetings, just checking in to see if there is any further doubts in regards to this matter.

Hope your doubts have been clarified.

Best Wishes

BB

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @JSYOO,

Greetings, as we do not receive any further clarification/updates on the matter, hence would assume challenge are overcome. Please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. For new queries, please feel free to open a new thread and we will be right with you. Pleasure having you here.

Best Wishes

BB