Hello i have reading a lot of posts in this thread:
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/299134#299134
I have a intel i7-2700K and Solidworks don't make use of it.
So is there a chance to see Solidworks supporting multi Core CPU’s?
Hello i have reading a lot of posts in this thread:
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/299134#299134
I have a intel i7-2700K and Solidworks don't make use of it.
So is there a chance to see Solidworks supporting multi Core CPU’s?
SWorks utilizes the multi-cores only in a few applications. They will help in PhotoView renders, some simulations and in creating drawings. Until a major rewrite of the code occurs, I would not expect a lot of improvement.
Stefan,
In addition to what Jeff said, SW also uses multiple cores in some multibody parts (like multiple surfaces). And there is no guarantee that there will be any significant improvement even when we do get a major rewrite.
Jerry S.
I asked because I have performance problems with flexible assemblies and that’s all about CPU Power.
Using all cores will improve the performance it’s the nature of mathematics.
If they rewrite the software and make it right I will help a lot I think.
Anyway….so there is no plans for multi core support. Ok thank you for the information.
Stefan,
The SolidWorks folks will tell you that improving the use of multiple cores is one of the things that they are working on. They just can't tell us when we will see any improvements or how big the improvements will be. It's just the nature of the beast.
Jerry S.
Has anyone ran benchmark test on processor speed to the amount of cores the processor has to SW and SQL EPDM? Why waste money on a multi-core processor with a slow CPU speed??? A firm can purchase 10 plus cores with over 3 GHz CPU and for what gain?
William,
Old post, but if you are still looking for info...
Puget Systems did a benchmark test recently. Showing a whopping 70% efficiency for SolidWorks Simulation and 75% for Flow, using single and dual Intel Xeon E5-2687W V3 3.1GHz Ten Core cpus. You can review their study here https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Solidworks-2016-Multi-Core-Performance-741/. It is pretty dismal for the present state of multi-core support by the current SW version. Hopefully this changes soon, once they do the gap between designer software and analyst software will be come much much smaller. (and for those of use who just want to verify our <10K node nonlinear sims with a 100K-250K won't have to wait for days of computing time)
Hopefully this answers your questions.
Matt Hilton
Stefan,
The SolidWorks folks will tell you that improving the use of multiple cores is one of the things that they are working on. They just can't tell us when we will see any improvements or how big the improvements will be. It's just the nature of the beast.
Jerry S.