Tech Notes

Q. How many experiments/genes/datapoints can GeneSpring handle?

A. GeneSpring has a memory overhead of about 50 bytes per gene per experiment. This is larger if you are using replicates. Additional memory is required for the program and miscellaneous data. Given the general guideline above, GeneSpring can load approximately a hundred experiments on tens of thousands of genes on a small PC (containing at least 256 MB of physical RAM), or larger numbers on larger PCs. NOTE: This metric is used to express how much data can be loaded in the system, and is not indicative of the number of samples GeneSpring can analyze. The number of samples GeneSpring can analyze is a function of the complexity of the test(s) being performed.