BLOOMBERG USER
WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS
English
4 January 2021
Version: 6.0
STANDARD USER TRADING SYSTEMS USER (Power Users)*
Component Recommended Minimum Recommended Minimum
Intel 10th Gen (Comet Lake) Core i7 Intel 6th Gen (Skylake) Core i7/i5/Xeon Intel 10th Gen (Comet Lake) Core i9 Intel 6th Gen (Skylake) Core i7
Min Logical Cores: 8 Min Logical Cores: 4 Min Logical Cores: 10 Min Logical Cores: 4
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5000 series AMD Ryzen 7 5000 series
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Min Logical Cores: 8 Min Logical Cores: 10
Minimum PassMark® Score: 2,000 Minimum PassMark® Score: 1,700 Minimum PassMark® Score: 2,000 Minimum PassMark® Score: 1,700
Operating System 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10
Memory 32 GB RAM 16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
Hard Disk SSD (20 GB minimum free space) Minimum 8 GB of free space SSD (20 GB minimum free space) Minimum 8 GB of free space
Dedicated Graphics Card (Dual port) with a minimum of 512 MB memory
Video Card DirectX 11.x compatible
1920x1080x32 recommended
Display Settings Dual Displays recommended
Network Adapter Network adapter with TCP/IP Services enabled
Keyboard Available USB port to accommodate the Bloomberg Keyboard
* Customers running several CPU/memory intensive applications on the same workstation may need higher-grade hardware including more memory and additional CPU cores.
* In general, desktop CPU’s can sustain faster speeds for longer periods of time vs mobile chipsets due to battery and cooling limitations in laptops.
* Customers on PC’s under the minimum specifications may experience degraded performance.
* Trading Systems users include AIM/SSEOMS/EMSX/ETOMS/TSOX/FXGO/FIT/TOMS.
* ARM based CPU’s are not supported for Terminal installation.
* PassMark® Software’s Single Core Benchmark Score is an indicator of the strength of the CPU. More information is available on https://www.cpubenchmark.net/.
* Windows 7 (64-bit only) is supported through January 2022.
Customer Workstation Requirements
The previous page outlines customer workstation requirements based on the needs
of the primary user. Higher specifications may be required depending on concurrent
usage of the Bloomberg Terminal, other Bloomberg applications as well as 3rd party
applications (MS Office Suite, order management systems, etc.).
Users monitoring fast moving markets should consider the recommended
specification as a minimum requirement for optimal user experience.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Remoting Environments
Support of the Bloomberg Terminal on Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI) is
contingent on the ability of the VDI solution to provide the same (or better)
performance and fidelity as the minimum PC requirements outlined on page 2 of
this document.
Traditional (Open) Bloomberg licenses are not permitted on VDI or Remoting
environments. Only Bloomberg Anywhere licenses are allowed on VDI and
Remoting environments.
Virtualization and desktop remoting technologies may result in degraded
performance of the Bloomberg Terminal based on several factors.
To prevent this, Bloomberg recommends that virtualization vendors' reference
models and capacity planning guidelines be followed in order to provide users of
VDI solutions with the same or better user experience available to desktop PC
users. In addition, the following factors should be carefully considered when
deploying VDI and remoting solutions for Bloomberg Terminal users:
Allocation of sufficient CPU, Memory and Disk Space per VM session based
on our recommendations on page 2 of this document.
Network latency and Bandwidth (VDI cluster to Desktop).
Number of real-time monitoring components (Launchpad, Excel sheets, etc.)
Support of automated monthly Bloomberg software updates.
Bloomberg Keyboard compatibility with VDI or remoting solution.
Number of displays and desktop resolution of each display (total pixels).
Bloomberg recommends a maximum network latency of no more than 35ms, as
measured by a 56 byte round trip ping, between the thin/zero client and the virtual
machine.
Bloomberg conducts some functionality testing with leading VDI solutions and can
provide limited technical support for specific VDI solutions.
Bloomberg Experience Score
In order to assess your PC’s performance capabilities, please run a test using the
Terminal function BEXP<GO>. This function simulates Terminal application activity
and outputs a score (1-10) indicating the throughput of your system. It will also run
a series of diagnostic tests to identify any possible bottlenecks in your PC.
Enterprise IB and STP Portal Customers
Enterprise IB and STP Portal users using the full Terminal installer package should
follow the same requirements outlined for full Terminal software on the previous
page.
Please see the Software Compatibility Matrix under Documentation section for further
details on supported Operating Systems and Microsoft Office products.
