DayZ system requirements

DayZ System Requirements - full specs, system checker and the gaming PC setup you need.

DayZ tile
Full minimum and recommended system requirements for DayZ
DayZ Minimum Specs DayZ Recommended Specs Amazon link
CPU Intel Core i5-4430 Intel Core i5-6600K Upgrade CPU
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Upgrade GPU
RAM 8 GB 12 GB RAM deals
File Size 16 GB 25 GB SSD deals
OS Windows 7/8.1 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit

DayZ Download

DayZ Download
Can I run DayZ?
Test My PC

Take our quick test to check if your PC can run the game. Our trusted tool has delivered over a million results to
PC gamers.

Or manually enter your PC specs
Please select a valid processor from the dropdown list.
Please select a valid graphics card from the dropdown list.

Join over 100k PCGameBenchmark users running our free FPS Monitor tool. We show how games perform across different settings and resolutions on PC gaming setups. See our FPS calculator for more game data.

Get Evolve Benchmark for free!

Created by experienced game developers, Evolve is a comprehensive benchmarking tool for performance verification and power efficiency. Evolve leverages industry-insider knowledge to offer game-like testing for gamers and overclockers who want to dive deeper, pushing the limits of modern hardware.

Download Now

Can I run DayZ?

To run the DayZ requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 GPU, an Intel Core i5-4430 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 16GB of free HDD or SSD space. 

The DayZ system requirements are quite demanding for its time, with a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-4430 CPU required. The recommended CPU is greater or equal to an Intel Core i5-6600K. DayZ PC requirements state that you will need at least 8 GB RAM, but ideally have 12 installed. The minimum GPU recommended is equivalent to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, but the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060. You will need at least 16 GB of free disk space to install DayZ.

DayZ FPS Boost

Here are our tips to increase your DayZ framerate...

  • Disable 'Vsync' and 'Foliage Smoothing'
  • Lower options like Shadow Detail, Texture Filtering and Object Detail - these will see the biggest FPS boosts.
  • Ensure you are running the game in fullscreen mode, not windowed.
  • Disable any background applicaitons.

DayZ system requirements graph

What is DayZ?

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

DayZ info
Player Count 25,064 Players (Last 24 Hours)
Review Score 69 / 100
Download DayZ Download
Developer Bohemia Interactive
Publisher Bohemia Interactive
Categories Action, Adventure, Early Access
DayZ PC price today $49.99
Can I run DayZ?
Test My PC

Take our quick test to check if your PC can run the game. Our trusted tool has delivered over a million results to
PC gamers.

Or manually enter your PC specs
Please select a valid processor from the dropdown list.
Please select a valid graphics card from the dropdown list.