SolidWorks Simulation Benchmark V3

Below are the results I got running the new Benchmark.  Note that the number of equations differed slightly.  I decided to do a 2nd run and was suprised to see that the number of equations was slightly different again than either yours or my first run.  Even more curious was the fact that the number of contact elements changed to 6 on the 2nd run.  Not sure what's up there--I checked the mesh setting on both runs before solving.  Even so, the solve time was not very significantly different.

Run 1:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1009

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP1

Computer Manufacturer = Built: MotherBoard = Gigabyte GA-Z77x-UD5H MB (Rev. 1.1)

Computer Model = Case: Antec 302

Approx System Cost < $1500

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional 64 bit / Service Pack 1

Graphics Card = AMD 100-505649 FirePro V4900, Driver 8.911.3.1000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Core i7 3770K

CPU Clock Speed = 3.5GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Ballistix

RAM Speed = 1600

Hard Drive Size = 256 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Samsung 830 series E SATA SSD

Run 2:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 999

Number of Equations (490875) = N (430890)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (6)

Everything else = as above

Just downloaded the model so will hopefully get it running on a couple of machines later today.  Thanks for all your effort with this benchmark.

Do we want to include the time to mesh in the results as well?  Or did the previous thread establish it was just proportionate to processor clock speed?

Edit;

Results from first Workstation

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1494 (24min 54s)

Time to Mesh (sec) = 12

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP4.0

Computer Manufacturer = HP

Computer Model = xw8600 (purchased Jan 2009)

Approx System Cost = [unknown]

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = NVidia Quadro FX5800 (driver 8.17.11.9754)

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon X5492 (x2)

CPU Clock Speed = 3.40GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 8

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = No

Amount of RAM = 32Gb

RAM Manufacturer = [unknown]

RAM Speed = [unknown]

Hard Drive Size = 256Gb

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Crucial M4-CT256 M4 SSD2

Misc Notes:  Terminal accessed using Windows Remote Desktop client, therefore graphics card was not being leveraged.

Results from my general-purpose laptop.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 2484 (41min 24s)

Time to Mesh (sec) = 18

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP5.0

Computer Manufacturer = HP

Computer Model = 6930p

Approx System Cost = [unknown]

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450 (driver 8.632.1.1000)

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Core 2 Duo P8600

CPU Clock Speed = 2.40GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 2

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = No

Amount of RAM = 4Gb

RAM Manufacturer = [unknown]

RAM Speed = [unknown]

Hard Drive Size = 148Gb

Hard Drive Type and RPM = WDC WD1600BEKT-60F3T1 (mechanical, unsure of RPM)

Is it worth comparing not just CPU clockspeed for reference but also match against the test results from CPUBenchmark.net?  As if there is good correlation with their scores it will make speccing a workstation a little easier.

Hi Russ,

Here are the results from my Xi machine.  We have already switched to SW2013, so I can't get the results in SW2012 anymore.

I still got slower times than yours.

Total Mesh Time (sec) = 7

Total Solution Time = 834 (13min 54sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N  (I got 490038.  This is the same as what Carl got on his 1st run so this might be due to SW2013)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP1

Computer Manufacturer = Xi

Computer Model = MTower

Approx System Cost = $2843

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 x64

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro 2000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Core i7-3770K

CPU Clock Speed = 4.5 GHz

Cooing Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair Vengance

RAM Speed = DDR3-1866

Hard Drive Size = 240GB SSD

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

ASUS P8Z77-V Pro motherboard

Hi Russ,

simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 658 (10 min 58 s)

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP5.0

Computer Manufacturer = hp

Computer Model = z420

Approx System Cost = $4700

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 8 Professional x64

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro 4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = xeon e5-1660

CPU Clock Speed = 3.3 GHz (turbo 3.9)

Cooling Type = liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = samsung

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 240 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD (oem)

Misc Notes:

workstation setup made by “HP Performance Advisor”. profile “solidworks 2012”

I also saw a slight variation in number of equations - advanced options was checked. I do have the same number of elements Jody reported.

simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 882 (14.7 min)

Number of Equations (490875) = N 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP1.0

Computer Manufacturer = Alienware

Computer Model = R4

Approx System Cost = $4200?

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64 sp1.0

Graphics Card = GeForce GTX 555

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-3930

CPU Clock Speed = 3.3 GHz

Cooling Type = liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Dell

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 240 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Here are some results for another machine in our office. I don't know why the # of equations is off. I doubled checked step 3.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1078 sec (~18 minutes)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (491,406)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP4.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision Work Station T7500

Approx System Cost = $900

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 SP1

Graphics Card = ???

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E5620

CPU Clock Speed = 2.40 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4 cores/processor X 2 processor = 8 cores (8 logical/processor X 2 processors = 16 logical)

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = ???

Amount of RAM = 24 GB

RAM Manufacturer = ???

RAM Speed = ???

Hard Drive Size = 918 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = disk - speed = ???

Simulation benchmark V3 results:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 990 sec

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012 Premium x64 SP4.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision M6600

Approx System Cost = ?

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Enterprise SP1.0

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-2760QM CPU

CPU Clock Speed = 2.40 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 8 Gb

RAM Manufacturer = Samsung

RAM Speed = DDR3 1333 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 320 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = WDC - WD3200BEKT, SATA, 7200 RPM

Misc Notes: None

Thanks Russ for your effort.

We will never know if some mobos have sub optimal settings for jumpers or BIOS.

Comparing the 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo vs. 2.4 GHz i7, I guess that the Core 2 also has a 7200 rpm drive and that the difference is in the extra RAM which enables avoidance of pagefile swapping in a slow I/O environment.

RAM frequency seems not to be significant.

I suspect that there is a wide range of SSD data rates.

Perhaps the Xeon X series has a very slow or flakey SSD.

Hey Russ, Great post idea.

Would love to try out that simulation on my new machine, but i have SW 2011, A step or igs file would be great.

Thanks

Asus P9X79 LE

iNTEL i7 3820 3.60GHZ LGA2011

32GB DDR3 CORSAIR

SSD 256 OCZ

3TB Seagate BARC

NVIDIA QUADRO FX1800

Hi Russ,

here are my results:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1199 (from step 6 above)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP2

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision M4600

Approx System Cost = 3000 $

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional SP1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Intel Core i7-2860QM CPU@2.5GHz 2.5 GHZ

CPU Clock Speed = 2.5 GHZ

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 8

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 12 GB

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed = 665.3 Mhz

I suspect this benchmark could run faster by tweaking some options. I'll post you later.

Alex

I was tinking about the general guidelines:

- sparse solver is faster when solving contacts

- node to surface is faster than surface to surface.

I'll make a couple of tests:

- direct sparse solver and node to surface

- direct sparse and surface to surace contact

I'll let you know my findings,

Alex

Ok, there's one last test that should be tried:

- switching surface and target in the contact set and using iterative solver

switching surface and target in the contact set and using direct sparse solver

Alex

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1056

Number of Equations (490875)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP1.0

Computer Manufacturer =

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Ultimate x64/SP1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro K5000M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 920

CPU Clock Speed = 3.9 GHz

Cooling Type = Water cooled

Number of Cores = 4 (8 HT)

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 24 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair

RAM Speed = 780 MHz

Hard Drive Size = Samsung 830 - 256Gbyte

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Thanks again for the nice work that you did with this benchmark. I'll try to run the bench on other computers and let you know.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 755 (from step 6 above)

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP5

Computer Manufacturer = Me

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost = $3000

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 7 64 bit SP 1

Graphics Card = PNY Quadro 4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-3930

CPU Clock Speed = 3.2 GHz

Cooing Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 16GB (4x4GB)

RAM Manufacturer = G.Skill

RAM Speed = DDR3 1866

Hard Drive Size = 480

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Intel Cherryville SSD

Misc Notes:

Motherboard  = ASUS P9X79 Deluxe LGA

Case = Cooler Master Cosmos II

Cooler = Corsair Hydro H100 Liquid Cooler

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 716

Number of Equations (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP2.0

Computer Manufacturer =

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 8 Pro

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro K5000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 3960x

CPU Clock Speed = 4.5 GHz

Cooling Type = Water cooled

Number of Cores = 6 (12 HT)

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair

RAM Speed = 800 MHz

Hard Drive Size = Samsung 830 - 256Gbyte

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

First test for me with no software optimiziation.

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

I am posting two results for the new system I have just put together.  The first is for the standard Turbo setting for the processor (peaks at about 4.1 Ghz) and the second is for the extreme overclocking software setup (set at 4.74 Ghz).  These clocking options are part of the ASUS motherboard control software that runs in windows.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 822 (13 min 42 s)

Number of Equations (490875) =N - 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP0.0

Computer Manufacturer = Home built

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost = $3000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = AMD FirePro V4900

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 3970X

CPU Clock Speed = 4.12 GHz

Cooling Type = Water Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair Vengeance

RAM Speed = 1866 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 480 GB Corsair Neutron GTX

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Corsair H100 CPU cooler, ASUS P9X79 DELUXE motherboard, ASUS Stormtrooper Case

With the extreme over clocking setup:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 742 (12 min 22 s)

CPU Clock Speed = 4.74 GHz

Misc Notes:

I set the H100 fans to high so the system was noiser than I would like for a long period but the processor peaked early at only 64C max then settled down between 45C to 55C, so not bad and the fans never went to full rpm.

I didn't think to save results so I don't have either out file to post.  If there is interest I can rerun the benchmarks and post the out files.

Hi Ross,

I confirm your data. 2013 sp3 is slower than 2012 sp5 on w8-64

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 862 (14 min 20 s) --> SW2012 Time = 658 (10 min 58 s)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP3.0

Computer Manufacturer = HP

Computer Model = z420

Approx System Cost = $4700

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 8 pro 64 bit

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro 4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon e5-1660

CPU Clock Speed = 3.3 (turbo 3.9) GHz

Cooling Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Samsung

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 240 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

workstation setup made by “HP Performance Advisor”. profile “solidworks 2012/213”

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1243 (20 min 43 s)

Number of Equations (490875) = N, 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SWX2013 SP2

Computer Manufacturer = HARDCORE

Computer Model = REACTOR

Approx System Cost = Unknown

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP 1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 Extreme x990

CPU Clock Speed = 3.47, (Turbo 4.3) GHz

Cooing Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 16GB DDR3

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = 1366 Mhz

Hard Drive Size = 300 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Submerged motherboard (Greencity x58)

I'll run on SW2012 SP5 here in a bit to check on my machine if there's much difference.  Also not 100% sure on the RAM speed, CPUZ is a bit cryptic to me on the true speed.  Gives NB at 2600 MHz, DRAM at 537, FSB 2:8, and CR=2T.  From DRAM*CR it should be ~1080 MHz, but the winstat memory test showed teh 1366 MHz value...

.OUT file for 2013 run

UPDATES:

2012 run:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 938 (15 min 38 s)

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SWX2012 SP5

Hyper-Threading enabled for comparison:

2013 time: 1226 s (20 min 26 s)

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1198

Number of Equations (490875) = 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = 28

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SWX2013 SP2

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = M6600

Approx System Cost = $3000+

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64 SP 1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 2GB

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-2760QM

CPU Clock Speed = 2.40GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 8GB DDR3

RAM Manufacturer = Dell

RAM Speed = 1333 Mhz

Hard Drive Size = 2x 500 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SATA, 7200, RAID 1

Misc Notes:

This is my daily use laptop. Not normally used to run simulations only to view results.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1226

Number of Equations (490875) = 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = 28

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SWX2013 SP2

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = T7500

Approx System Cost = $3000+

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP 1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro FX570

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = 2x Xeon X5550

CPU Clock Speed = 2.67GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 2x 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 24GB DDR3

RAM Manufacturer = Dell

RAM Speed = 1333 Mhz

Hard Drive Size = 3x 146 GB (270GB Total)

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SAS, 15000, RAID 5

Misc Notes:

This is one of several simulation boxes used daily. Build date of 12/21/2009.

This machine is a little bit different than any of the other machines posted here. This is one of 2/3 virtual machine set up on a Dell PowerEdge R710. I'll first post the specs for the virtual machine then I'll post the details of the entire server.

Virtual Machine

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1333

Number of Equations (490875) = 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = 28

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SWX2013 SP2

Computer Manufacturer = Virtual

Computer Model = NA

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP 1

Graphics Card = None

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon X5690

CPU Clock Speed = 3.47GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 60GB DDR3

RAM Manufacturer = Dell

RAM Speed = 1333 Mhz

Hard Drive Size = 80GB Windows Partition/ 224GB Data Partition

Hard Drive Type and RPM = NA

Server

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = PowerEdge R710

Approx System Cost = $10000

Operating System and Service Pack = VMware v Sphere 4 Standard

Graphics Card = None

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = 2x Xeon X5690

CPU Clock Speed = 3.47GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 2x 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 96GB DDR3

RAM Manufacturer = Dell

RAM Speed = 1333 Mhz

Hard Drive Size = 2x 73 GB(VMware)/6x 300GB (virtual machines)

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SAS/SAS, 15k/10k, 6Gbps/6Gbps, RAID 1/RAID 5

Misc Notes:

This box currently has the RAM from 2 of he virtual machines dedicated to it. The virtual machines can be taken down and resources reallocated as necessary. Typical run 2-5 machines simulateously. This and simulation box detailed in the previous post are exclusively used for steady state and transient(1k-2k step) thermal and flow simulations.

Update: 2 other studies were being run concurrently on a different virtual machine.

Message was edited by: Brian Dallos

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1622

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP4

Computer Manufacturer = Lenovo

Computer Model = W510 (laptop workstation)

Approx System Cost = ~$2500

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 7 Pro SP1

Graphics Card = Quadro FX 880M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Core i7

CPU Clock Speed =

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16GB

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed =

Hi All,

I have solved the following FE models:

1. Iterative Solver Surface to Surface Contact
2. Iterative Solver Surface to Surface Contact Hyperthreading
3. Iterative Solver Node to Surface Contact
4. Iterative Solver Node to Surface Contact Hyperthreading
5. Sparse Solver Surface to Surface Contact
6. Sparse Solver Surface to Surface Contact Hyperthreading
7. Sparse Solver Node to Surface Contact
8. Sparse Solver Node to Surface Contact Hyperthreading

My machine details are:

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP3

Computer Manufacturer = Cryo Performance Computing

Computer Model = NA

Approx System Cost = £8,000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Service Pack 1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800

CPU Brand = INTEL

CPU Model = i7

CPU Clock Speed = 4.26 GHz

Cooing Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Amount of RAM = 12 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair

RAM Speed = 2000 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 128 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Motherboard ASUS D33005

Results are:

Iterative Solver Surface to Surface Contact

Total Solution Time (sec) = 897 (14 min 57 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

Iterative Solver Surface to Surface Contact Hyper Threading

Total Solution Time (sec) = 866 (14 min 26 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

Iterative Solver Node to Surface Contact

Total Solution Time (sec) = 875 (14 min 35 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (11)

Iterative Solver Node to Surface Contact Hyper Threading

Total Solution Time (sec) = 891 (14 min 51 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (11)

Sparse Solver Surface to Surface Contact

Total Solution Time (sec) = 969 (16 min 9 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (22)

Sparse Solver Surface to Surface Contact Hyper Threading

Total Solution Time (sec) = 864 (14 min 24 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (22)

Sparse Solver Node to Surface Contact

Total Solution Time (sec) = 700 (11 min 40 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (10)

Sparse Solver Node to Surface Contact Hyper Threading

Total Solution Time (sec) = 606 (10 min 6 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = N (10)

Thanks

Dear all,

I've done benchmarking with new machine. Results are as follows:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 753

Number of Equations (490875) =N - 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP3.0

Computer Manufacturer = Home built

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64

Graphics Card = AMD FirePro V5900

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 3970X

CPU Clock Speed = 4.87 GHz

Cooling Type = Water Cooled Corsair h80i

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = G.SKILL

RAM Speed =

Hard Drive Size = Samsung 840 Series 256GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Just ran it... ouch.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 2525

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP4

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision T3400

Approx System Cost = $2000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional PS1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro FX 570

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300

CPU Clock Speed = 2.66GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 2

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 4.00 GB

RAM Manufacturer = ?

RAM Speed = ?

Hard Drive Size = 233 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = 7200 RPM

Russ

Reran benchmark with current computer using 2014 SP0

Total Solution Time (sec) = 420 (7 min)

Number of Equations (490875) =N - 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP0.0

Computer Manufacturer = Home built

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost = $3000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = AMD FirePro V4900

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 3970X

CPU Clock Speed = 4.20GHz (Setup as Turbo all Cores drops as low as 1.2 GHZ with low processor demand)

Cooling Type = Water Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair Vengeance

RAM Speed = 1866 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 480 GB Corsair Neutron GTX

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Corsair H100 CPU cooler, Gigabyte X79-UP4 motherboard, ASUS Stormtrooper Case

I've made some changes to the system since my original post with it early in the year.  Most importantly I have swapped out motherboards.  I had a motherboard failure with the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe I originally had in June and was sent a refurbished board with a highly intermittent hardware fault.  After many weeks on my own then some professional help I fixed the system problem by replacing the motherboard.  Net result is the system runs about 5% slower with the Gigabyte board in its current conservative overclock state. 

My experience with ASUS support was very poor to the point where I will never use and do not recommend anyone else uses ASUS hardware.  Hardware is nice but customer service is atrocious.

I also replaced all the fans with Noctua fans.  A bit pricey but the silence is golden!

Bill Markert

Total Solution Time (sec) = 3348

Number of Equations (490875) = N 490038, "Show advanced options for contact set definition" was checked.

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y or N

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP2

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision T5400

Approx System Cost = $2000? (It was purchased long before I got here)

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro FX 1700, 512 MB

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E5260 (Wolfdale)

CPU Clock Speed = 3.33 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 2

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 8GB

RAM Manufacturer = OEM

RAM Speed = 332MHz

Hard Drive Size = 250 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = WD VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM

Total Solution Time (sec) = 873

Time to Mesh (sec) = 5

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP5

Computer Manufacturer = Homebuild

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost = $1700

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Pro x64/SP1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro K2000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i5 4670k

CPU Clock Speed = 4,5

Cooing Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 32GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 250 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Workstation 1

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1259 (20 min 59 s)

Number of Equations (490038) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP5.0

Computer Manufacturer =

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro 4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 960

CPU Clock Speed = 3.2 GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 12 GB

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed =

Hard Drive Size =

Hard Drive Type and RPM = HDD

Workstation 2

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 2139 (35 min 39 s)

Number of Equations (490038) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP5.0

Computer Manufacturer =

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = ATI FireGL V8650

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Core2 Duo Extreme X9650

CPU Clock Speed = 3 GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 8 GB

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed =

Hard Drive Size =

Hard Drive Type and RPM = HDD

Some are running Xeon, others i7s.........  Looking at this thread to see if I can get the fastest system...

I tried to explain to IT that my box at home with a $320 i7-3770k would run circles around any Xeon box they could afford, but this newish machine is still four times faster than the old dual-cpu machine I had.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 957

Number of Equations (490875) = N [490038]

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014 / SP4.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = T3600

Approx System Cost = $4500

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 SP1 64 bit

Graphics Card = nVidia K4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E5-1650

CPU Clock Speed = 3.2 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 237 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM =

Total Solution Time (sec) = 740

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP0

Computer Manufacturer =home built

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack =Windows 7 pro 64 bit

Graphics Card =G-Force GTX5500ti

CPU Brand =intel

CPU Model =i5-2500k

CPU Clock Speed =3.3

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores =4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM =16

RAM Manufacturer =Corstar

RAM Speed =

Hard Drive = 250 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = HDD

My computer seems pretty fast in comparison to some of these posted.  I ran it twice with the same results.  I double checked the step 3 and made sure it was checked.  We are wanting to build a faster machine and that machine that Owen Buttigieg posted seems pretty quick.  Why has no one posted a dual or even quad CPU AMD machine or any AMD machine for that matter?  We were looking into the water cooled i7 3930 overclocked versus dual AMD opterons water cooled and overclocked and by the numbers the AMD's seem like it could be a smoking fast machine.

Anyways this is my first post on the forums, been following and searching threads for a long time just never posted.

Hi all. Great thread.

I've been taking a look at all of the simulations you've done so far in the hope of deriving specs for my new machine. I thought I'd post up my analysis which summarises the data and conclusions from the data available up until now.

The first thing I noted is that solidworks 2013 is slower than solidworks 2012 for the same machine, so I scaled all the 2012 simulations to estimate how long they would take in 2013.

After having an initial play, it seems the most important factor in simulation speed is CPU speed, so I graphed CPU speed vs the 2013 normalised simulation times.

In the above plot, lower scores are better. You can see that CPU speed does have an effect though it's not spectacular.

The next question I had was how many cores should I get. So, I normalised the simulation times to ignore processor speed (assuming an inverse linear relationship between CPU speed and simulation time), then plotted against the number of cores.

It seems pretty clear from the above graph that number of cores matters until you get to 6, after which there is no discernable advantage (though more data with 8 cores might disprove this).

I then looked at any correlations with RAM speed or quantity with essentially no relationship found, suggesting that provided you have the 16GB most had, the speed and quantity don't really matter (though with large assemblies I expect it would matter).

Conclusions:

- CPU Speed is important.

- Number of CPU Cores is important, but more than 6 is unnecessary.

- Core 2 Duo's arent very good, but i5, i7 and Xeons are essentially equal.

- Amount of RAM is not important (for the simulation at least).

- Speed of RAM is not important.

I'm using this to advise my boss on which components to focus money on and will post up test results when the new rig arrives.

Excel sheet attached for those interested or wanting to extend the analysis.

I hope this helps someone in the future.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1027 (17 min 7 secons)

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP4.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = T3500

Approx System Cost = ($700 used)

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 64 SP1

Graphics Card = Nvdia Quadro FX-3800

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon W3540

CPU Clock Speed = 2.93 Ghz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 12GB

RAM Manufacturer = Hynix

RAM Speed = 1066

Hard Drive Size = 180 Gb

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Intel SSD

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I'm trying to figure out if it is worth upgrading to Xeon W3680 (passmark 9,178) from my current Xeon W3540 (passmark 5,442). I noticed during the simulation my processor speed was around 30% usage most of the time.  The highest it went to was 50% and for the most part it is using all the cores on and off,  CPU 6 was parked the whole time.

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 688(11 min 28s)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014 x64/SP1.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision T5600

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro 5000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon(R) CPU E5-2665 (Eight Core, 2.40 GHz Turbo, 20MB, 8.0 GT/s) - 2 processors

CPU Clock Speed = 2.4 GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 8

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 256 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Total Solution Time (sec) = 685

Number of Equations (490875) = 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014 x64/SP2.0

Computer Manufacturer =

Computer Model =

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 8.1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro K6000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 - 2 CPUs

CPU Clock Speed = 2.7 - 3.0 Ghz during benchmark

Cooling Type = Watercooling

Number of Cores = 2x8 (32 with HT)

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 4x8Gbyte (not optimal, 8 modules required for Quad Channel)

RAM Manufacturer =

RAM Speed = 1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 500Mbyte

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD RAID0 (2*Samsung EVO)

I had the opportunity to test this dual Xeon workstation based on an Asus Z9PE-D8 WS. CPU, motherboard and the K6000 are watercooled.

Hopefully I'll test a dual 2687W Xeon configuration in the next days.

Total Mesh Time (sec) = 15 sec

Total Solution Time (sec) = 458 sec (7.6 minutes)

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP2

Computer Manufacturer =Boxx

Computer Model = 4920 Xtreme

Approx System Cost = $5,200

Operating System and Service Pack = 7 Pro 64 bit

Graphics Card = Quadro 2000

CPU Brand = INTEL

CPU Model = i7-4960X Processor Extreme Edition

CPU Clock Speed = 4.6

Cooing Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 6

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 24

RAM Manufacturer = Don't Know

RAM Speed = 1600

Hard Drive Size = 240

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Intel 730 Extreme, SSD

I am curious.  Compare this with the post by Owen Buttigieg 10/8/2013.  These machines should be similarly fast, but Owens is considerably faster.  The biggest difference that I see  is that he has a Quadro 4000 and I have a Quadro 2000.  The video card should make no difference.  We compared a 600 and the 2000 and found nearly identical performance for an FEA solution.

I got a new machine last week. Here are the results this time around:

Total Solution Time (sec) = 623 sec (10 min, 23 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = No, 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP2.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = T5610

Approx System Cost =

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Pro SP1

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro K4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E5-2630 v2

CPU Clock Speed = 2.6 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = (2) 6-core processors

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = No?

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = ?

RAM Speed = ?

Hard Drive Size = D: = 238 GB (SSD only used for SW); C: 224 GB (Disk used for everything else)

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD; disk speed ?

EDIT: Forgot to attach the .OUT file

Message was edited by: Phil Perlich

Total Solution Time (sec) = 625

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP3

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = M6700

Approx System Cost = £2000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64 sp1.0

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-3740QM

CPU Clock Speed = 2.7GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16Gb

RAM Manufacturer = NANYA TECHNOLOGY

RAM Speed = 1600

Hard Drive Size = 256GB SAMSUNG SM841

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Using direct sparse, with all other settings the same, gave a solution time of 1066s.

Got a new workstation!

Total Solution Time (sec) = 1119

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2013/SP2

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = T3610

Approx System Cost = $2000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64 sp1.0

Graphics Card = AMD FirePro W5000 (4GB)

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E5-1620 v2

CPU Clock Speed = 3.70 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16Gb

RAM Manufacturer = OEM

RAM Speed = 1600

Hard Drive Size = 1 TB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = 7200 RPM

Total Solution Time (sec) = 662

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP0

Computer Manufacturer =Custom (Me)

Computer Model = n/a

Approx System Cost = ~ $1200

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Ultimate S.P 1

Graphics Card = AMD FirePro w5000 2GB

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = 2700k

CPU Clock Speed = 4.5ghz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled (Cooler Master 212 Hyper Evo)

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16gb

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair

RAM Speed = 1600mhz DDR3

Hard Drive Size = 240gb

Hard Drive Type and RPM = 2x Agility 3 SSD (Raid 0)

Total Solution Time (sec) = 966 sec(16 min 6 sec)

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP4

Computer Manufacturer =Custom

Computer Model =Custom    

Approx System Cost = $2100

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 7 Pro x64 SP1

Graphics Card = Nvidia Quadro K4000(320.78)

CPU Brand =Intel

CPU Model = i7-4770

CPU Clock Speed =3.4 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Kingston

RAM Speed =1600 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 128 GB Corsair Force GS SCSI

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes:

Gigabyte Z87-HD3 motherboard.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 645

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP3

Computer Manufacturer = HP

Computer Model = Z820

Approx System Cost = $Lots

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 7 Enterprise x64 SP1

Graphics Card = Nvidia Quadro K4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E5-2670 v2 x2

CPU Clock Speed = 2.50GHz

Cooing Type = Air

Number of Cores = 20 real (10 real per proc)

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16Gb

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = Unknown

Hard Drive Size = 1TB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Mechanical, 7200rpm

Will post again when my RAID SSD array gets installed, should make for an interesting comparison vs. the archaic 7200rpm drive.

Just got in my new laptop.  Very pleased so far at its speed.

Total Solution Time (sec) = 402

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2014/SP5

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision M6800 Laptop

Approx System Cost = $5k

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 7 Professional x64 SP1

Graphics Card = Nvidia Quadro K5100M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-4940MX

CPU Clock Speed = 3.1 GHz

Cooing Type = Air

Number of Cores = 4 real

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32Gb

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = 1600MHz DDR3L

Hard Drive Size = 1TB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Samsung SSD 850 Pro

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 201s

Number of Equations (490875) = Y

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2015/SP2.0

Computer Manufacturer = XI Computer

Computer Model = MTower

Approx System Cost = $4000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64/SP1

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro K620

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7 5960X

CPU Clock Speed = 4.08 GHz

Cooling Type = Liquid Cooled

Number of Cores = 8 physical

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Corsair

RAM Speed = 2800 MHz

Hard Drive Size = 250 GB Samsung 850 EVO

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes: Runs in 217s with Hyperthreading Disabled

Simulation Benchmark V3 Results

Total Solution Time (sec) = 860

Number of Equations (490875) = 490875

Active Contact Elements (28) = 28

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2012/SP5.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = M6600

Approx System Cost = ~$3500

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Professional x64 sp1.0

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-2860QM

CPU Clock Speed = 2.5 GHz

Cooling Type = air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB

RAM Manufacturer = ?

RAM Speed = ? MHz

Hard Drive Size = 240 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = SSD

Misc Notes: Windows Ultra Performance power setting

Total Solution Time (sec) = 365

Number of Equations (490875) = N (490038)

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2015/SP4.0x64

Computer Manufacturer = Dell  

Computer Model = M6700

Approx System Cost = $5k

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 7.1 Ultimate SP1

Graphics Card = Nvidia Quadro K4000M

CPU Brand = Intel  

CPU Model = i7-3840QM

CPU Clock Speed = 2.8 GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 16 GB

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = Unknown

Hard Drive Size = 512 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Samsung 850 Pro

Misc Notes:

Older thread but still relevant to see how the SW sim progression is getting.  My laptop now is 3x quicker than my super-desktop from two years ago

Total Solution Time (sec) = 350

Number of Equations (490875) = N - 490038

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2015/SP3

Computer Manufacturer = DELL

Computer Model = M6800

Approx System Cost = Unknown

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 8.1 Pro

Graphics Card = NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = i7-4800MQ

CPU Clock Speed = 2.7GHz

Cooing Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 8

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = N

Amount of RAM = 32GB

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = 800

Hard Drive Size = 256GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = LITEONIT LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm SSD

Total Solution Time (sec) = 321

Number of Equations (490875) = N 490038, "Show advanced options for contact set definition" was checked.

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2016 / SP4

Computer Manufacturer = Lenovo

Computer Model = ThinkPad P51

Approx System Cost = $2,100

Operating System and Service Pack = Win 10 Pro x64, version 1703, OS Build 15063.483

Graphics Card = nVidia Quadro M2200 4GB

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon E3-1505M v6

CPU Clock Speed = 3.0 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32 GB (2x 16 GB)

RAM Manufacturer = Crucial

RAM Speed = 2400 MHz ECC

Hard Drive Size = 500 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Samsung 960 EVO NVMe

Total Solution Time (sec) = 134s

Number of Equations (490875) = N 490038, "Show advanced options for contact set definition" was checked.

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2017/SP4.1

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision 7720

Approx System Cost = $5,000

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1607, OS Build 14393.1715

Graphics Card = NVidia Quadro P4000 with 8GB DDR5

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon CPU E3-1535M v6

CPU Clock Speed=3.10GHz, 4.2GHz turbo

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 4

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32GB (2x16GB)

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = 2400 MHz ECC

Hard Drive Size = 256 GB

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Samsung NVMe PM961

Total Solution Time (sec) = 186s

Number of Equations (490875) = N 490038, "Show advanced options for contact set definition" was checked.

Active Contact Elements (28) = Y

SolidWorks Version and Service Pack = SW2017/SP3.0

Computer Manufacturer = Dell

Computer Model = Precision T5600

Approx System Cost = $?

Operating System and Service Pack = Windows 7 Enterprise, version 6.1.7601 SP1 Build 7601

Graphics Card = NVidia Quadro 4000

CPU Brand = Intel

CPU Model = Xeon CPU E5-2687W (2 processors)

CPU Clock Speed = 3.10GHz

Cooling Type = Air Cooled

Number of Cores = 8

Hyper-Threading Enabled? = Y

Amount of RAM = 32GB

RAM Manufacturer = Unknown

RAM Speed = Unknown

Hard Drive Size = 256 GB (SSD) + 500 GB (HDD)

Hard Drive Type and RPM = Dell Perc H310 + Hitachi HTS72505