| Operating system |
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit |
| CPU |
64-bit x86 with AVX2 (Intel/AMD since about 2013) |
| RAM |
8 GB; 16 GB recommended for larger models or datasets |
| Disk |
About 1 GB for the application, plus images and models (one checkpoint is 20–450 MB depending on model size) |
| GPU |
Not required; training runs on the CPU. A GPU is highly recommended for faster training |
| Software |
ctrlX WORKS with the Model Bench licence uploaded; Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x64) |
| Network |
None for normal use; the app listens only on 127.0.0.1 |
| Optional, Pro (Hailo) |
WSL2 with the Hailo Dataflow Compiler, or the Hailo AI Software Suite Docker image; 16 GB RAM for WSL minimum, 32 GB recommended |