Test Configuration And Benchmark Suite
Test Configuration
| iBuyPower P500X | iBuyPower P900DX | |
|---|---|---|
| Processors | Intel Xeon E3 1270v2, 3.5 GHz, LGA 1155, 8 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Power-savings enabled | 2 x Intel Xeon E5 2687W, 3.1 GHz, LGA 2011, 20 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Power-savings enabled |
| Cooler | Asetek 550LC | 2x Corsair H60 |
| Motherboard | Asus P8B WS, BIOS 2009 | Asus Z9PE-D8 WS, BIOS 0503 |
| RAM | 2 x Kingston KVR1333D3E9S/4G, ECC DDR3-1333 CAS9 | 8 x Kingston KVR1333D3E9S/4G, ECC DDR3-1333 CAS9 |
| Graphics | PNY Quadro 2000 1 GB625/1300 GPU/Memory clock128-bit GDDR5, 42 GB/s Bandwidth192 CUDA cores | PNY Quadro 4000 2 GB475/700 MHz GPU/Memory clock256-bit GDDR5, 90 GB/s Bandwidth256 CUDA cores |
| Solid State Drive | Kingston HyperX SH100S3/120G120 GB MLC NAND SSD | Intel SSD 520 Series SSDSC2CW240A3240 GB MLC NAND SSD |
| Hard Drive | HGST HDS732020BLA642 2 TB7K3000 7200 RPM | HGST HDS732020BLA642 2 TB7K3000 7200 RPM |
| Optical | Lite-On iHAS124-04(C) 24x Dual LayerDVD±RW Writer | Lite-On iHAS124-04(C) 24x Dual LayerDVD±RW Writer |
| Sound | Echo Digital Audio AudioFire 2(not included in price) | Echo Digital Audio AudioFire 2(not included in price) |
| Network | Integrated Intel 82754L | Integrated Intel 82754L |
| FireWire | Integrated VIA 6308S | Integrated VIA |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX650 V280 PLUS Bronze 650 W | Thermaltake Toughpower Grand TPG-850M80 PLUS Gold 850 W |
| Case | Cooler Master Silencio 550 | iBuyPower Erebus GT |
| Software | ||
| OS | Windows 7 Professional x64 | Windows 7 Professional x64 |
| Graphics Driver | Quadro Driver 296.88 | Quadro Driver 296.88 |
| Audio Driver | 5.7.6 | 5.7.6 |
| Warranty and Price | ||
| Warranty | Three Year Labor, One Year Parts | Three Year Labor, One Year Parts |
| Price As Configured | $1,999 | $7,816 |
Benchmark Suite
We’ve made some revisions to the workstation benchmarks, namely adding the often-requested Autodesk tests: 3ds Max and Maya. Both benchmarks include rendering and OpenGL/DirectX real-time tests, and the 3ds Max tests also includes renders in Chaos Group’s V-Ray 2.3. CPU-based rendering (mental ray and V-Ray) as well as GPU-accelerated rendering (iray and V-RayRT) are represented in these new tests.
Note: Testing was conducted before the new SPECapc for Maya 2013 became available, and SPECviewperf 11 is still the current version.
| Application Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 7-Zip | Version 9.28, LZMA2, Syntax "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5", Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
| WinRAR | Version: 4.2 RAR, Syntax "winrar a -r -m3", Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
| WinZip | Version 16.5 Pro, Best Method, ZIPX, Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
| NewTek LightWave 3D 11 | Custom workload: High-polygon-count Tom’s Hardware logoModeler test: Scripted cloning of surface details across a segment of the logoRender test: 1920x1080 render of logo with photoreal motion blur, ray-traced shadows, global illuminationOpenGL Test: Generate OpenGL preview of animation for real-time playback on screen |
| Blender | Version: 2.62 Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, Resolution: 1920x1080, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, Render: THG.blend frame 1, Cycles renderer and internal tile renderer (9x9) |
| e-on software Vue 10.5 PLE | Custom workload: Landscape (generated in Vue 8 full version and imported into PLE) |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 | Space Flyby Mentalray, Frame 248, 1440x1080Tom’s Hardware Logo render in V-Ray, 1920x1080, global illumination, photorealistic motion blur, ray-traced shadowsCreate Nitrous preview of logo scene, to Y: RAM driveAutodesk chair scene in iray, 1920x1080, 250 passes, GPU (CUDA) only renderingCar render in V-RayRT, 1920x1080, 256 passes, CUDA only |
| Autodesk Maya 2013 | Tom’s Hardware Logo render in mental ray, 1920x1080, global illumination, photorealistic motion blur, ray-traced shadowsCreate Playblast of logo scene, to Y: ram drive |
| SolidWorks 2010 | PhotoView 360 Render 01-Lighter Explode.SLDASM (SolidMuse.com) Image Output Resolution: 1920x1080, Render: Preview Quality “Good”, Final Render Quality “Best” |
| Maxon Cinebench r11.5 | 3D Rendering and OpenGL Benchmarks, built-in benchmarks with default settings |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 | Custom Workload: Edit of 59.94 FPS 720p DVCProHD footage, with transitions and some color correction, Render To Work Area.Paladin Workload |
| Adobe Media Encoder CS6 | Custom Workload: Take Premiere Pro edit and render to H.264 720p @59.94 FPS for Blu-ray |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates filters |
| Adobe After Effects CS6 | Custom Workload: SD motion graphics sequence with three picture-in-picture frames sourced from 720p HD |
| Cockos Reaper v 4.25 | DAWBench Universal 2012: Test number of simultaneous copies of Wave Arts MultiDynamics 5 that the system can effectively runCustom Workload: Render and mix down to .wav custom score project, multiple tracks of audio, VST synthesizers and effects |
| Visual Studio 2010 | Compile Chrome project (1/31/2012) with devenv.com /build Release |
| Encoding Benchmarks and Settings | |
| HandBrake CLI | Version: 0.9.5Video: Big Buck Bunny (720x480, 23.972 frames) 5 Minutes, Audio: Dolby Digital, 48 000 Hz, Six-Channel, English, to Video: AVC Audio: AC3 Audio2: AAC (High Profile) |
| LAME MP3 | Version 3.98.3: Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s) |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| SPECviewperf 11 | Default GUI options; Workloads: CATIA, EnSight, LightWave, Maya, Pro/E, SolidWorks, Teamcenter Visualization Mockup, Siemens NX |
| LuxMark 2.0 | OpenCL-based rendering benchmark, default settings |
| CASE Euler3d | CFD simulation over NACA 445.6 aeroelastic test wing at Mach 0.5 |
| Thesycon DPC Latency Checker | DPC Latency Checker, run with default settings |
| SiSoftware Sandra | CPU Test=CPU Arithmetic/Multimedia, Memory Test=Bandwidth Benchmark, Cryptography |