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benchmarkTop 10 ProCDRS Price/PerformersBelow are the 10 workstation and graphics card combinations that achieved the best price/performance scores per system for the Pro/Designer ProCDSRS-03 subset of the SPECviewperf 6.1.2 benchmark. The ProCDRS benchmark is based on PTC's CDRS industrial design software and consists of 10 tests, each of which represents a different mode of operation within CDRS.
The mean scores represent the combined, weighted results of the 10 tests, measured in the number of frames per second the machines were able to execute. The larger the numbers, the better the performance. The $ per composite figure represents the system price divided by the mean score.
To see how the same workstations fared in other benchmark tests, or to review results from additional systems, visit www.spec.org/gpc.
ProCDRS-03 Price/Performance Summary |
Workstation |
Graphics Card |
Price |
Mean Score |
$ per Composite |
Dell 340 2.2GHz |
Nvidia Quadro4 700XGL |
$2447 |
92.53 |
$26 |
HP x2100 |
Nvidia Quadro4 900XGL |
$3242 |
103.3 |
$31 |
IBM M Pro 2.2GHz |
ATI FireGL 8800 |
$2588 |
78.22 |
$33 |
Compaq Evo W6000 2.2GHz |
Nvidia Quadro4 750XGL |
$3143 |
93.20 |
$34 |
Compaq Evo W6000 |
Nvidia Quadro4 900XGL |
$3792 |
103.38 |
$37 |
HP x2100 |
ATI FireGL 8800 |
$2882 |
78.20 |
$37 |
IBM 2.2GHz |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$3958 |
86.53 |
$46 |
HP x2100 |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$4142 |
86.95 |
$48 |
Compaq Evo W6000 2.2GHz |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$4593 |
86.83 |
$53 |
Dell 530 2.2GHz |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$5078 |
86.86 |
$58 |
Companies listed are voluntary participants.
Source SPEC/GPC benchmark results April 2002. Copyright Standard Performance Evaluation Corp.
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