lenovo proof of performance: benchmarking creo 2

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Benchmark

General Hardware Setup

CPU and GPU Costs

E3-12xxV2 CPU Performance

E5-xxxx CPU Performance

Cost Performance

Generational Performance Gains – 2007 to 2012

Conclusions

Topics

Proof of Performance; Benchmarking Creo 2


Benchmark provided by PTC and spec.org

What is spec.org?

– Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

– Non-profit corp

– Establishes benchmarks for high performance computers

PTC and SPEC developed SPECapc for Creo 2

Tests holistic hardware performance running Creo 2

– CPU Performance

– Graphics Performance (both shaded and wireframe modes)

– I/O Performance

Benchmark – SPECapc for Creo Parametric 2


Tests Run

– Test 1 -- world car graphics

– Test 2 -- world car regeneration

– Test 3 -- world car retessellation

– Test 4 -- world car mass properties

– Test 5 -- world car load/erase/load

– Test 6 -- world car body graphics

– Test 7 -- IGES import and export

– Test 8 -- Engine new drawing



For more info go to www.spec.org

Scores are ratio based on reference machine;

– CPU; Intel Xeon 5130 (2.0 GHz, 4MB Cache, 2 Cores)

– GPU; NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 (256 MB)

– 16 GB ECC DDR2 667 MHz (4x 4GB)

Graphics view modes tested

– Wireframe

– Hidden line

– No hidden

– Shaded

– Shading with edges

– Shading with reflections

Download the benchmark for free

– You need a licensed copy of Creo Parametric 2 to run it

– Benchmark available at http://www.spec.org/gwpg/downloadindex.html


http://www.spec.org/


Windows 7 x64 Professional (with SP1)

CPUs

– E3-12xxV2 (Ivy Bridge)

– E5-xxxx (Sandy Bridge)

Memory

– All configs tested with 8 GB total system memory

– Memory Bus speeds vary depending on CPU (either 1066 or 1600 MHz)



Video Tested

– Intel® HD Graphics P4000 (E3-12x5V2 CPUs only)

– Driver Level 10.2696

– NVIDIA Quadro 400, 600, 2000, 4000, and 5000

– Driver Level 276.43

HDD

– 7200 RPM 500 GB SATA



CPU & GPU Costs

CPU Apprx

Cost

E3-1220V2 $190

E3-1245V2 $270

E3-1270V2 $330

E3-1275V2 $340

E3-1290V2 $885

E5-1603 $200

E5-1607 $245

E5-1620 $295

E5-1650 $585

E5-1660 $1,080

E5-2690 $2,055

GPU Apprx

Cost

Quadro 400 $145

Quadro 600 $190

Quadro 2000 $525

Quadro 4000 $875

Quadro 5000 $2,000

Sources

CPU costs from ark.intel.com

GPU costs from CDW.com


Impact of E3-12xxV2 CPUs on SPECapc Composites

2.37 2.48

2.57 2.63

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000

E3-1220V2 E3-1245V2 E3-1275V2 E3-1290V2

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CPU Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better Intel Xeon E3-12xx with Quadro 2000 Video and 8 GB



1.03 1.20

2.03

2.89

3.97

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0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

Intel HD Graphics P4000


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Impact of Video on Graphics Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better

Intel Xeon E3-1245V2 with 8 GB

Graphics Composite

Shaded Graphics Composite

Wireframe Graphics Composite



2.82 2.89 2.93 2.95

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0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50


E3-1220V2 E3-1245V2 E3-1275V2 E3-1290V2

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CPU Impact on Video Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better Intel Xeon E3-12xx with Quadro 2000 Video and 8 GB

Graphics Composite





2.20

2.32 2.27 2.31 2.28

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000

E3-1220V2 E3-1245V2 E3-1270V2 E3-1275V2 E3-1290V2

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I/O Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better Intel Xeon E3-12xxV2 with Quadro 2000 Video and 8 GB


Impact of E5-xxxx CPUs on SPECapc Composites

1.87 1.94

2.37 2.37 2.31 2.34

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

E5-1603 E5-1607 E5-1620 E5-1650 E5-1660 E5-2690

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CPU Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better Intel Xeon E5-xxxx with Quadro 2000 Video and 8 GB



1.14

1.95

2.77

3.82

3.26

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

NVIDIA Q400 NVIDIA Q600 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q4000 NVIDIA Q5000

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Impact of Video Card on Graphics Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better

Intel Xeon E5-1620 with 8 GB

Graphics Composite





2.51 2.60

2.77 2.78 2.82 2.78

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

E5-1603 E5-1607 E5-1620 E5-1650 E5-1660 E5-2690

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CPU Impact on Video Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better Intel Xeon E5-xxxx with Quadro 2000 Video and 8 GB

Graphics Composite





1.69

1.85

2.09 2.08

2.20 2.15

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

NVIDIA Q2000

E5-1603 E5-1607 E5-1620 E5-1650 E5-1660 E5-2690

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I/O Performance Creo 2 Running SPECapc Benchmark - Higher is better Intel Xeon E5-xxxx with Quadro 2000 Video and 8 GB


Cost Performance

0.1030

0.0083 0.0107

0.0055 0.0045

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0.0400

0.0600

0.0800

0.1000

0.1200

Intel HD Graphics P4000


E3-1275V2 E3-1245V2 E3-1245V2 E3-1245V2 E3-1245V2

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Cost Performance

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CPU Composite per CPU $

I/O Composite per CPU $


Cost Performance

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0.0079 0.0080

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NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000 NVIDIA Q2000

E5-1603 E5-1607 E5-1620 E5-1650 E5-1660 E5-2690

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CPU Composite per CPU $

I/O Composite per CPU $


CPU E6850

– 3.0 GHz

– No Turbo Mode

– 4 MB Cache

– 2 Cores

– No Hyperthreading

GPU

– NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

– Driver 275.89

HDD


Memory

– 4x 2GB 1066 MHz ECC UDIMM

System cost in 2007

– Approximately $2,200

Windows XP x64

2007 Config 2012 Config

CPU E5-1620

– 3.6 GHz

– 3.8 GHz Max Turbo

– 10 MB Cache

– 4 Cores

– Hyperthreading

GPU

– NVIDIA Quadro 2000

– Driver 276.43

HDD


Memory

– 4x 2GB 1600 MHz ECC RDIMM

System cost in 2012

– Approximately $2,200

Windows 7 x64


Generational Performance Gains 2007 - 2012

3.34

3.67

3.05

1.54 1.42

0.00

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1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

Graphics Composite Shaded Graphics Composite


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Generational Performance Comparison Ratio of Intel Xeon E5-1620/E6850 NVIDIA Quadro 2000/FX1700

Running SPECapc for Creo 2

Xeon E6850/FX1700/8GB System from 2007

Xeon E5-1620/Quadro2000/8GB System from 2012

Both systems retail around $2,200


If you have a 5 year old system

– For about the same system cost as in 2007

– CPU performance will be 1.5X

– GPU performance will be about 3X

CPU Performance has neglible effect on video performance

– CPU is not bottlenecking video performance

For ultimate Creo 2 performance

– E3-1290V2 CPU

– NVIDIA Quadro 4000 GPU

– Memory

– System memory is dependent on model sizes

– Generally I’d recommend 8 GB 1600 MHz ECC

– HDD

– Again this depends on model sizes

– Generally I’d recommend 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA

Conclusions


For cost sensitive performance

– E3-1240V2 CPU

– NVIDIA Quadro 2000 GPU

– Memory

– System memory is dependent on model sizes

– Generally I’d recommend 6 GB 1600 MHz ECC

– HDD

– Again this depends on model sizes plus other apps

– Generally I’d recommend 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA

For budget performance

– Good for basic Creo Parametric 2 designer

– Simple models and assemblies

– Not using advanced shading view modes

– E3-1225V2 with Integrated Intel ® HD Graphics P4000

– 4 GB 1600 MHz ECC

– 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA

Conclusions


Other considerations

– RAID

– Need to move to a system with E5-xxxx CPUs

– E3-12xxV2 CPU systems typically only come with 2 HDD bays

– Software other than Creo Parametric 2

– May perform substantially better with higher core count CPUs

– Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

– Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

– CPU based rendering

– These apps will perform better with E5-xxxx series CPUs

– Ultimate performance obtained with dual socket systems

Conclusions


CPUs – General Specs

CPU Cores /

Threads

Clock / Max

Turbo

(GHz)

Cache

(MB)

Memory

Bus (Mhz)

Intel HD

Graphics

P4000

E5-1603 4 / 4 2.8 / -- 10 1066 No

E5-1607 4 / 4 3.0 / -- 10 1066 No

E5-1620 4 / 8 3.6 / 3.8 10 1600 No

E5-1650 6 / 12 3.2 / 3.8 10 1600 No

E5-1660 6 / 12 3.3 / 3.9 15 1600 No

E5-2690 8 / 16 2.9 / 3.8 20 1600 No

E3-1220V2 4 / 8 3.1 / 3.5 8 1600 No

E3-1245V2 4 / 8 3.4 / 3.8 8 1600 Yes

E3-1270V2 4 / 8 3.5 / 3.9 8 1600 No

E3-1275V2 4 / 8 3.5 / 3.9 8 1600 Yes

E3-1290V2 4 / 8 3.7 / 4.1 8 1600 No

E6850 2 / 2 3.0 / -- 4 1066 No


Memory – General Specs

CPU Type Total Sys Memory Memory Spec

E5-xxxx 8 GB (4x 2GB) 1600 MHz RDIMM (ECC)

E6850 (2007) 8 GB (4x 2GB) 1066 MHz UDIMM (ECC)

E3-12xxV2 8 GB (4x 2GB) 1600 MHz UDIMM (ECC)


NVIDIA GPU Specs

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