Editing Workstation (section)

===Definition===
A high-end desktop market segment includes workstations, with PC operating systems and components. Component product lines may be segmented, with premium components that are functionally similar to the consumer models but with higher robustness or performance.<ref name="VisualMagic">{{cite book | title=The History of Visual Magic in Computers: How Beautiful Images are Made in CAD, 3D, VR and AR | first=Jon | last=Peddie | date=June 13, 2013 | isbn=9781447149323 | publisher=Springer London | url={{google books | id=6a8_AAAAQBAJ | pages=166-167 | plainurl=yes}} | access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref>

A workstation-class PC may have some of the following features:
* Larger number of memory sockets which use [[DIMM]] slots or [[Registered memory|registered (buffered) modules]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Bushong |first1=Stewart C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xe9OAQAAQBAJ&dq=A+workstation-class+PC+may+have+some+of+the+following+features%3A+Larger+number+of+memory+sockets+which+use+registered+%28buffered%29+modules+Multiple+displays+Reliable+high-performance+graphics+card+Multiple+processor+sockets%2C+powerful+CPUs+Run+reliable+operating+system+with+advanced+features+Support+for+ECC+memory&pg=PA122 |title=Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and Biological Principles |last2=Clarke |first2=Geoffrey |date=2013-08-07 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=978-0-323-27765-5 |language=en}}</ref>
* Multiple displays<ref name=":1" />
* Reliable high-performance [[graphics card]]<ref name=":1" />
* Multiple processor sockets, powerful CPUs<ref name=":1" />
* Run reliable operating system with advanced features<ref name=":1" />
* Support for [[ECC memory]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[M.2]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-m2-solid-state-drives|title=The Best M.2 SSDs (Solid State Drives) for 2024|website=PCMAG|date=29 March 2025 }}</ref> or [[PCI Express|PCI-E]] [[NVM Express|NVMe]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-pci-express-nvme-solid-state-drives-ssds|title=The Best PCI Express NVMe Solid State Drives (SSDs) for 2024|website=PCMAG|date=22 November 2024 }}</ref> [[Solid-state drive|SSD]]