SW Benchmark updated! 3

[rporter]

This is the rusults of my home computer that was built 2 years ago.

SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark
User Name : Dracka
Computer Name: ROGER
Manufacturer : Home Built
Model :ASUS A8N-SLI
OS : Microsoft Windows XP
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
# of CPU : 1
Graphic card :Quadro FX 540/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
Memory : 2047
Disk Drive : 160 SATA I, 200 SATA I Both at 7200 rpm
**** Overall Test Results ****
Note: All results are in seconds.
Lower scores are better.

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 235.42
Graphics = 89.9
CPU = 63.59
I/O = 81.93

I would think the i/o would be better if I had SATA II disk drives.

 

[Theophilus]

I had 85.5 with SATA II drives (two W-D Raptors, 160GB, no RAID being used). I think SATA II is to hard drives a bit what Web 2.0 is to the Internet--marketing.



Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.

 

[StefanHamminga]

I tried my workstation today, too lazy to reboot (allready rebooted a week or so ago), my scores:

Test Total = 158.67
Graphics = 57.85
CPU = 45.16
I/O = 55.66

Custom build workstation:
- Core2Duo E6600 running at 3.15GHz
- 2 GB cheapo DDR2
- 2x WD Raptor 10k 74GB RAID1 (mirror set)
- Quadro FX 3500
- Windows XP x64 & SW 2007 SP3.0 x64
- nVidia driver 93.71

Looks pretty decent me thinks.

My laptop scores:

Test Total = 356.85
Graphics = 119.31
CPU = 98.69
I/O = 138.85

Lenovo Z61p:
- Core2Duo T7200 2.0GHz
- 2 GB DDR2
- Single Hitachi 7K100 7200RPM drive
- Windows XP x64 & SW 2007 SP3.0 x64
- Custom (there was no driver available) Mobility FireGL x64 driver


Stefan Hamminga
EngIT Solutions
CSWP/Mechanical designer

 

[manxJim]

Here are the results of my Laptop

Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
Model : Precision M70
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.26GHz
# of CPU : 1
Memory : 2047

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 262.6
Graphics = 97.1
CPU = 71.03
I/O = 94.47

 

[sauersjm]

Here are the results of my computer

Manufacturer : IBM
Model : 8143LUC
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
# of CPU : 2
Memory : 3070 (I actually have 4 gigs of ram installed, but windows only shows 3)

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 290.36
Graphics = 106.56
CPU = 83.98
I/O = 99.82

 

[FiveOJester]

Picked these up about a month ago with a nice discount from Dell. Looks like they were worth it!

Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
Model : Precision WorkStation 490
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz
# of CPU : 2
Memory : 2045
Video: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 (84.26 drivers)
HD: Single 80GB 7200rpm SATA

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 171.48
Graphics = 72.3
CPU = 45.27
I/O = 53.91

 

[KCobra]

We upgraded to SW 2007 in March '07, and I've been trying to figure why my engineers are running slow. Considering buying them new computers, just trying to figure out how best to proceed.

Their current computers:

SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark
User Name : ********
Computer Name: ********
Manufacturer : Dell Computer Corporation
Model : Precision WorkStation 650
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
# of CPU : 2
Memory : 3327
Video : NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 (91.36 drivers)
HD : WDC WD800BB EIDE 80GB

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 360.22
Graphics = 143.73
CPU = 95.71
I/O = 120.78

My computer:

SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark
User Name : *******
Computer Name: *******
Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
Model : Precision WorkStation 390
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz
# of CPU : 4
Memory : 3325
Video : NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 (91.36 drivers)
HD : WDC WD1600ADFD SATA 160GB

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 179.31
Graphics = 72.52
CPU = 49.36
I/O = 57.43

And a 64-bit test machine running 32-bit SW 2007:

SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark
User Name : *********
Computer Name: *********
Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
Model : Precision WorkStation 490
OS : Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz
# of CPU : 4
Memory : 8189
Video : NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 (81.76 drivers)
HD : WDC WD800JD SATA 80GB

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 183.56
Graphics = 68.4
CPU = 52.48
I/O = 62.68

 

[grunt58]

My recently built $350 home PC/Entry level CAD station with Quadro FX 500 card probably be sub 300 with an FX1100.

SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark
User Name : Administrator
Computer Name: BUBRUB
Manufacturer : ECS
Model : P4M800PRO-M2
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz
# of CPU : 2
Memory : 2047

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 356.34
Graphics = 194.41
CPU = 68.56
I/O = 93.37

Grant
Applications Engineer
SW2007 SP 3.0
IBM InteliStation Pro M
P4 3.4 GHz, 2GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 3000

 

[JMirisola]

Here are the results from my M90:

SolidWorks 2007 Workstation Benchmark
User Name : jeffm
Computer Name: SDSM90-01
Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
Model : Precision M90
OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7600 @ 2.33GHz
# of CPU : 2
Memory : 3326

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
Test Total = 209.35
Graphics = 70.22
CPU = 56.72
I/O = 82.41

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

 

[slime101]

What would cause really high I/O scores??

My results are as follows:

Manufacturer: HP
Model: dc7700p
OS : XP Professional
OS SP : Service Pack 2
CPU : Intel(R) Core(R) 2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13Ghz
# of CPU : 2
Memory : 2039

Test Averages for 5 tests(s).
  Test Total           = 578.03
  Graphics             = 110.61
  CPU                  = 96.47
  I/O                  = 370.95

Its running a reasonable CPU, 2gb ram and has a ATI FireGL7200 gfx card but the scores are appauling, as is its performance!

 

[J-C]

I/O I believe it the speed the computers components talk to each. Like CPU to memory to motherboard to graphics to hardrive, etc. Cheap or low end components are probably the culprit, or possibly one of the components is bad or not functioning properly.

Also, the HP dc7700 is a general business PC and not really a cad workstation. I know companies think they can try to go cheap but you sometimes get what you pay for. There's a reason the workstation class PCs are more expensive. They use faster or performance RAM and motherboards. The 6400 cpu you have has half the on board cache that the workstation 6600 and up CPUs have.

You have a decent mid range graphics card but I wonder if you have the power supply in to handle it. Business class PCs just tend to be underpowered in everything to make them cheap.


Jason

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