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Test Setup

All the following details relate exclusively to the comparison of performance, which is also included in the evaluation.

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Common Hardware
WorkstationSupermicro 7044A-82R
Processors2x Intel Xeon 3.6 GHz, Codename Nocona with HT disabled on WinXP
Hard disks2x Seagate ST312002 3AS (112 GB, SATA) RAID-0
MotherboardSupermicro X6DA8-G2 (Intel E7525/Tumwater chipset)
System Memory2 GB (4x512 MB Infineon PC3200/DDR2-400 CL3, Reg ECC, HYS72T64000GR-5-A)
OpenGL Graphics Cards
ATi OpenGL cardsATi FireGL V3100ATi FireGL V3200ATi FireGL V5100
NVIDIA/PNY OpenGL cardsNVIDIA Quadro FX 1300NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400
Drivers & Settings
ATI FireGL series driver6.14.10.6451 WHQL and FireGL 3dsm plugin
NVIDIA QuadroFX series driver6.14.10.6176 WHQL
3dsm drivers for QuadroFX seriesMaxtreme 3dsm plugin 6.00.07.00
Resolution1280x1024x32, Vsync=off
Operating SystemWindows XP SP2 (v2149)
Benchmarks
Viewperf (synthetic)SPECopc Viewperf 7.1.1
Solidworks (Application)SPECapc Solidworks 2003 SP5.5 benchmark
3D Studio Max (Application)SPECapc 3DSMAX 6 SP1 benchmark
Maya (Application)SPECapc Maya 5 benchmark
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