Record SPECapc Unigraphics UGS-NX3 MCAD Benchmark Sun Ultra 40 M2

Thursday Jun 21, 2007

Record SPECapc Unigraphics UGS-NX3 MCAD Benchmark Sun Ultra 40 M2

The Sun Ultra 40 M2 (dual nVidia Quadro FX 5600s SLI mode & 3.0 GHz dual-core Opteron 2222 SE) sets a new world record running the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 graphics oriented MCAD benchmark beating all desktop platforms, including the the Woodcrest and Intel Core2 "Extreme Processor" X6800 cpu's.

In dual framebuffer SLI mode the Ultra 40 M2 with 3.0 GHz 2222 SE dual core Opteron processors outperforms a Dell 690 (3.0 GHz Woodcrest) by 7% overall.

SPECapc Unigraphics NX 3 Benchmark(Larger numbers indicate greater speed)

System	Overall Composite	CPU Composite	File I/0 Composite	Graphics Composite
Sun Ultra 40 M2 2x3.0GHz Opteron 2222SE 2x FX 5600 (SLI)	9.61	4.47	2.93	20.95
Dell Precision 690 2x3.0GHz Woodcrest 2x FX 4600 (SLI)	8.98	3.52	3.06	27.95
Sun Ultra 40 M2 2.8GHz Opteron 2220SE 2x FX 5500 (SLI)	7.19	3.08	3.00	16.85
Dell Precision 690 3.0GHz Woodcrest 2x FX 4500 (SLI)	6.30	3.25	1.64	12.29

Current posted results at the SPEC website for the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 benchmark: http://www.spec.org/gpc/apc.data/specapc_nx3_summary.html

Benchmark Description

The SPEC APC MCAD benchmarks consist of tasks representative of what a designer would do in a typical session. This consists of "Graphics", "CPU", and "I/O" activities. A subscore is given for each of these subcategories as well as the overall score. The benchmark results shown here pertain to the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 benchmark. The MCAD application Unigraphics was used. This is a prominent system used by major engineering organizations worldwide.

The SPEC APC MCAD benchmark test suite for UGS-NX3 was developed under the auspices of the SPEC APC Committee. Results for a variety of current desktop platforms from various hardware vendors are shown at the SPEC APC website.

The characteristics of this MCAD application benchmark are very similar to other types of MCAD application benchmarks in that it consists of several groups of tasks each group involving different types of activity: graphics intensive, cpu intensive, and I/O intensive.

The benchmark scoring will improve with the clock rate of the processor. The cpu intensive operations are sufficiently large that faster dimms will definitely provide some benefit. The graphics operations are intensive enough that using a better framebuffer will also contribute to higher performance. In fact using a second framebuffer in nVidia SLI mode will also improve performance by providing up to double the graphics performance component. The models are large enough and the I/O big enough that using multiple striped disks to store the assemblies and parts as well as writing plot and other types of database and interface files will also improve performance .

Unigraphics is one of the prominent top 5 MCAD sytems used extensively by all sorts of diverse engineering organizations worldwide. There is a very big and broad market for the desktop platform that exhibits the leading price/performance with this code.

Disclosure Statement:

SPEC reg tm, SPECapc server mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Dell Precision 690,2xFX4600,overall composite 8.98; Sun Ultra 40 M2,2xFX5500,overall composite 7.19; Dell Precision 690,2xFX4500,overall composite 6.30. Sun Ultra 40 M2, 2xFX 5600, overall composite 9.61. Results from http://www.spec.org/gpc/apc.data/specapc_nx3_summary.html as of June 20, 2007.

Results
			Dual FX 5600		Dual FX 5500
	Overall Composite:		9.61		7.19
	CPU Composite:		4.47		3.08
	File I/O Composite:		2.93		3.00
	Graphics Composite:		20.95		16.85
Reference Date:			06/08/07		11/10/06
System:			Sun Ultra U40 M2		Sun Ultra U40 M2
Processor/GHz:			Opteron 2222SE/3.0		Opteron 2220SE/2.8

System Configuration

Sun Ultra 40 M2

2-socket 2x3.0 GHz dual core Opteron 2222 SE processors
2x4x1 GB DDR2 667 MHz dimms
2x nVidia Quadro FX 5600 (SLI)

Sun Ultra 40 M2

2-socket 2x2.8 GHz dual core Opteron 2200 processors
2x4x1 GB DDR2 667 MHz dimms
2x nVidia Quadro FX 5500 (SLI)

64-bit Windows XP Pro SP 1

Unigraphics NX 3 (EDS-PLM Solutions)

SPEC APC UGS-NX3 Benchmark Test Suite

nVidia Quadro driver for Win XP: 160.02

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Posted at 06:07AM Jun 21, 2007 by BM Seer in IBM Follies
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World Record Performance SPECapc Sun beats Woodcrest

Tuesday Nov 14, 2006

Sun Ultra 40 M2 w/2xFX 5500 nVidia Framebuffers (SLI) World Record Performance SPECapc Unigraphics UGS-NX3

The Sun Ultra 40 M2 with dual nVidia Quadro FX 5500s in SLI mode sets a world record running the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 graphics oriented MCAD benchmark beating all desktop platforms, including the Woodcrest and Intel Core2 "Extreme Processor" X6800 cpu's.

The SPEC APC MCAD benchmarks consist of tasks representative of what a designer would do in a typical session. This consists of "Graphics", "CPU", and "I/O" activities.

• In dual framebuffer SLI mode the Ultra 40 M2 with 2.8GHz 2220SE dual core Opteron processors outperforms a Dell 690 (3.0 GHz Woodcrest) by 14% overall and by 37% in the graphics test components.
• In addition, in dual framebuffer SLI mode the existing Ultra 40 outperforms the Dell 690 (Woocrest 3.0 GHz) by 16% overall and by 61% in the graphics component. The Ultra 40 with 3.0 GHz single core Opteron 256 processors (400 MHz DDR1 dimms) versus the 2.8 GHz dual core Opteron 2220SE processors (667 MHz DDR2 dimms), edging the Ultra 40 M2 by about 1%.

The Sun Ultra 40 with a single nVidia Quadro FX 5500 outperforms most other high end desktops equipped with a single framebuffer with currently posted results obtained running the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 benchmark.

• The Sun Ultra 40 with FX 5500 framebuffer outperforms (is faster than) Woodcrest desktops. H-P XW 6400 (4% overall, 39% on graphics); Dell Precision 690 (9% overall, 52% on graphics); IBM Intellistation Z Pro 9228 (14% overall, 62% on graphics)
  

• The Sun Ultra 40 with FX 5500 framebuffer also outperforms all desktops equipped with the Intel 2.93 GHz X6800 "Extreme Processors". H-P XW 4400 (6% overall, 47% on graphics); Dell Precision 390 (10% overall, 47% on graphics)

Sun Opteron desktops have dominated with leading MCAD benchmark results dating back to the introduction of the Sun W1100 and W2100. Sun desktops continue to exhibit excellent MCAD performance as demonstrated by the world record results here for this SPEC APC UGS-NX3 benchmark.

SPECapc Unigraphics NX 3 Benchmark Competitive Landscape (larger is faster):

Results Summary for the SPECapc Unigraphics NX 3 benchmark:

Results
			Dual FX 5500		Dual FX 5500
	Overall Composite:		7.19		7.28
	CPU Composite:		3.08		2.94
	File I/O Composite:		3.00		2.85
	Graphics Composite:		16.85		19.81
Reference Date:			11/10/06		10/12/06
System:			Sun Ultra U40 M2		Sun Ultra U40
Processor/GHz:			Opteron 2220SE/2.8		Opteron 256/3.0

Disclosure Statement:

SPEC reg tm, SPECapc server mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results from www.spec.org as of Oct 12, 2006: Sun Ultra 40, 2xFX 5500, overall composite 7.28; Dell Precision 690, 2xFX 4500, overall composite 6.30. Results from www.spec.org as of Oct 12, 2006: Sun Ultra 40, FX 5500, overall composite 5.66; HP xw6400, FX 4500, overall composite 5.42; Dell Precision 690, FX 3500, overall composite 5.17; IBM Intellistation Z Pro 9228, FX 3500, overall composite 4.96. Results from www.spec.org as of Nov. 8, 2006: Fujitsu Siemens CELSIUS, FX 5500, overall composite 6.42. Results from www.spec.org as of Nov 10, 2006: Sun Ultra 40 M2, 2xFX 5500, overall composite 7.19. Results from www.spec.org as of Oct 12, 2006: Sun Ultra 40, FX 5500, overall composite 5.66; HP xw4400, FX 3500, overall composite 5.33; Dell Precision 390, FX 3500, overall composite 5.16.

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Posted at 09:27AM Nov 14, 2006 by BM Seer in Benchmarks
Tags: graphics mcad opteron specapc sun w1100 w2100 woodcrest

SPECapc World Record - Sun beating Woodcrest

Tuesday Oct 24, 2006

Another result of Opteron beating Woodcrest.

The Sun Ultra 40 with dual nVidia Quadro FX 5500s set a world record on the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 MCAD graphics-oriented benchmark beating all desktops inluding those with the Woodcrest and Intel Core2 "Extreme Processor" X6800.

The Ultra 40 with two FX 5500's sets the world record beating a Dell 690 with a 3GHz Woocrest and two FX 4500's by 15% overall and by 61% on graphics.

The Sun Ultra 40 with a single nVidia Quadro FX 5500 set a the world record for those with a single framebuffer on the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 benchmark.

The Sun Ultra 40 with FX 5500 framebuffer outperforms all Woodcrest desktops:
HP XW 6400 (4% overall, 39% on graphics), Dell Precision 690 (9% overall, 52% on graphics), and IBM Intellistation Z Pro 9228 (14% overall, 62% on graphics)

The Sun Ultra 40 with FX 5500 framebuffer also beats all desktops equipped with the Intel 2.93 GHz X6800 "Extreme Processors":

H-P XW 4400 (6% overall, 47% on graphics) and Dell Precision 390 (10% overall, 47% on graphics)

SPECapc Unigraphics NX 3 Benchmark Landscape (Larger is faster)

System	Overall Composite	CPU Composite	File I/0 Composite	Graphics Composite
Sun Ultra 40 3.0GHz Opteron 256 2x FX 5500 (SLI)	7.28	2.94	2.85	19.81
Dell Precision 690 3.0GHz Woodcrest 2x FX 4500 (SLI)	6.30	3.25	1.64	12.29
Sun Ultra 40 3.0GHz Opteron 256 FX 5500	5.66	2.94	1.96	10.11
HP xw6400 WS 3.0GHz Woodcrest FX 4500	5.42	3.39	3.51	7.26
HP xw4400 2.93GHz X6800 FX 3500	5.33	3.40	4.52	6.87
Dell Precision 690 3.00 GHz Woodcrest FX 3500	5.17	3.38	3.69	6.64
Dell Precision 390 2.93 GHz X6800 FX 3500	5.16	3.46	2.18	6.87
IBM Intellistation Z Pro 9228 3.0GHz Woodcrest FX 3500	4.96	3.43	2.84	6.23

Current SPEC APC UGS-NX3 results at:
http://www.spec.org/gpc/apc.data/specapc_nx3_summary.html

Benchmark Description

The SPEC APC MCAD benchmarks consist of tasks representative of what a designer would do in a typical session. This consists of "Graphics", "CPU", and "I/O" activities. A subscore is given for each of these subcategories as well as the overall score. The benchmark results shown here pertain to the SPEC APC UGS-NX3 benchmark. The MCAD application Unigraphics was used. This is a prominent system used by major engineering organizations worldwide.

The characteristics of this MCAD application benchmark are very similar to other types of MCAD application benchmarks in that it consists of several groups of tasks each group involving different types of activity: graphics intensive, cpu intensive, and I/O intensive.

System Configuration

Sun Ultra 40

2-socket 2x3.0 GHz single core Opteron 256 processors
2x4x1 GB PC 3200 400 MHz dimms
nVidia Quadro FX 5500

Sun Ultra 40

2-socket 2x3.0 GHz single core Opteron 256 processors
2x4x1 GB PC 3200 400 MHz dimms
2x nVidia Quadro FX 5500 (SLI)

64-bit Windows XP Pro SP 1
Unigraphics NX 3 (EDS-PLM Solutions)
SPEC APC UGS-NX3 Benchmark Test Suite
nVidia Quadro driver for Win XP: 91.36

Disclosure Statements:

SPEC reg tm, SPECapc server mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results from www.spec.org as of Oct 12, 2006. Sun Ultra 40, 2xFX 5500, overall composite 7.28; Dell Precision 690, 2xFX 4500, overall composite 6.30.

SPEC reg tm, SPECapc server mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results from www.spec.org as of Oct 12, 2006. Sun Ultra 40, FX 5500, overall composite 5.66; HP xw6400, FX 4500, overall composite 5.42; Dell Precision 690, FX 3500, overall composite 5.17; IBM Intellistation Z Pro 9228, FX 3500, overall composite 4.96.

SPEC reg tm, SPECapc server mark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Results from www.spec.org as of Oct 12, 2006. Sun Ultra 40, FX 5500, overall composite 5.66; HP xw4400, FX 3500, overall composite 5.33; Dell Precision 390, FX 3500, overall composite 5.16.

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Posted at 02:37PM Oct 24, 2006 by BM Seer in Benchmarks
Tags: 40 specapc ultra