[R] predicting memory usage

[jim holtman]

If this is numeric, then for just storing one copy, you will require
86000 * 2500 * 8 = 1.7GB of memory.  You should have 3-4X that if you
want to analyze it, so you might need about 6GB of physical memory and
a 64-bit version of R.  Is there some other alternative?  Do you need
all the values at once, or can you use a database to access the
portions you want?

On 2/18/08, Federico Calboli <f.calboli at imperial.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> is there a way of predicting memory usage?
>
> I need to build an array of 86000 by 2500 numbers (or I might create
> a list of 2 by 2500 arrays 43000 long). How much memory should I
> expect to use/need?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Fede
>
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