I have a PC with Windows XP 64 on it and solidworks x64 2008. My pc has 4gb ram in it and when I run a benchmark, it takes about 180 seconds total(I/O about 55 sec.). If I keep everything the same, but use 8gb ram the benchmark runs the exact time. My I/O, CPU, GPU are all virtually identical to 4gb test. Why isn't it making a difference?
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Solidworks Performance Question
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If the test involves less than 4GB of RAM, installing more will not help.
It probably won't help, but try setting the Virtual Memory to the recommended minimum, or even zero.
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It probably won't help, but try setting the Virtual Memory to the recommended minimum, or even zero.
x64 bit OS's are not for system speed, they are for increased memory allocation.
SolidWorks is CPU bound, if you want more speed you want to get a faster CPU.
CPU = speed
x64 = more memory allocation
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP4.0, Windows Vista SP1
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
SolidWorks is CPU bound, if you want more speed you want to get a faster CPU.
CPU = speed
x64 = more memory allocation
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP4.0, Windows Vista SP1
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
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In what situation would 8gb help then? Multiple program running similtaniously? Or would it help at all?
Joel C. Warnke
Mechanical Designer &
Infrastructure Technician
Integrity Design & Mfg. Inc.
Solidworks x64 2008 SP5.0
Windows XP Professional x64
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700 512mb GPU
AMD Athlon X2 FX 6400+ CPU
4GB Corsair pc2-6400 DDR2 800mhz RAM
WD Velociraptor 10,000rpm SATA HD
Motherboard M2N-SLI
GPU OC (2
Joel C. Warnke
Mechanical Designer &
Infrastructure Technician
Integrity Design & Mfg. Inc.
Solidworks x64 2008 SP5.0
Windows XP Professional x64
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700 512mb GPU
AMD Athlon X2 FX 6400+ CPU
4GB Corsair pc2-6400 DDR2 800mhz RAM
WD Velociraptor 10,000rpm SATA HD
Motherboard M2N-SLI
GPU OC (2
Rendering, FEA, large assemblies. Anything that casues your system to hit the limits of the 32 bit 4 gig limit.
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative SW 2007 SP 2.0
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative SW 2007 SP 2.0
Your system is slow because you have a slow CPU. AMD's have been way behind the performance curve for a couple years now. A fast Core 2 Duo in the 3 Ghz plus range will improve your speed.
You do not have a problem with memory. It is in the choice of CPU.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP4.0, Windows Vista SP1
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
You do not have a problem with memory. It is in the choice of CPU.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP4.0, Windows Vista SP1
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
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