How long does the initial synchronization of a bitcoin core clinet take?

[severaldetails]

I am thinking about running my own bitcoin core client.
Not for reasons of profit, I'm just interested in the technology.
I think the blockchain has about 72 gb at the moment.
So I am wondering, how long does the initial synchronization of a bitcoin core clinet take at the moment? Days? Weeks? Even longer?

[Pursuer]

I am thinking about running my own bitcoin core client.
Not for reasons of profit, I'm just interested in the technology.

there is no profit in running a full node bitcoin client for you.
you will only help the network so bitcoin is profiting from your actions

I think the blockchain has about 72 gb at the moment.
So I am wondering, how long does the initial synchronization of a bitcoin core clinet take at the moment? Days? Weeks? Even longer?

it depends on your internet speed and also your hard disk speed for example if you have an SDD hard disk it would be so much faster. so it can be even a couple of days.

also if you can't handle it, take a look at prune mode. (it reduces the size to 2 GB)

[merelcoin]

Pursuer is right...
It depends on a couple of factors, each one can be a bottleneck:
- internet speed
- bandwith usage
- memory, cpu, HD speed

For your information: my dedicated box with 4 XEON's, 16GB ram and 15k rpm disks takes about 24 hours to fully sync (if i remember correctly, it has been at least 6 months).

[Amph]

last time i did a full sync starting from zero it took me 8 hours, the blockchain was a bit smaller below 70GB but above 65, i don't remember

this with ssd 850 pro 256gb and i7