Question
EXT : ProE Wildfire and Solid State Hard Drives
PTC-Users, I apologize for the late reply. I has been crazy busy around
the office over the last couple of weeks. (Good problem to have... I'm not
complaining... 🙂
As promised, Here is what I have found recently with GC-i7 machines running
SATA 6.0 SSD Hard drives, vs, SATA 6.0 (and SATA3.0) 10000 RPM Drives
using the OCUS 64-bit test.
Test Scores:
Total CPU Graphics Disk
Config 1) 1824 1224 595 281
Config 2) 1879 1244 613 272
Config 3) 1806 1147 650 201
Config 4) 1807 1156 642 200
Explanation:
Config 1) current OCUS #1 Score. i7-920@4.0, Quadro FX3800, 6GB@1600,
SATA3.0 10000RPM HD, WinXP-64 SP2.
Config 2) current OCUS #2 Score. i7-920@4.0, Quadro FX3800, 6GB@1600,
SATA3.0 10000RPM HD, Win7-64.
Config 3) GC-i7 Score. (unpublished) i7-960@4.2, Quadro FX3800, 12GB@1600,
SATA6.0 10000RPM HD, Win7-64 SP1.
Config 3) GC-i7 Score. (unpublished) i7-960@4.2, Quadro FX3800, 12GB@1600,
SATA6.0 SSD HD, Win7-64 SP1.
Also (for those of you not familiar with the OCUS Benchmark scoring system)
The sum of CPU+Graphics+Disk, do not equal the total. They are not
supposed to. You can figure this our through the OCUS Benchmark site (
www.proesite.com) if you'd like to know why.
Observation:
The difference in the first two scores is totally based on Win7 vs WinXP
performance.
Notice the differences in Processor Over-Clocks, and HD's, and OS's.
The Disk performance on the last 2 scores vs the first 2 is much better due
to the combination of SATA6.0, and Processor OverClocks. Also, The
Graphics performance on the last two are slower due to Graphics driver
performance. (This is a whole different story but the short version is, the
Win7 SP1 Nvidia drivers are not as fast as the original Win7 drivers were.)
Anyway, focusing on the subject of this e-mail...
On the last 2 most similar machines, the Disk scores are within a second of
each other. Seems like Pro/E doesn't care about SSD's. (I ran this test
many times and the Disk score was always in a range of 199 to 203)
However, I will say that even though the Pro/E OCUS time stamps didn't
change much, the software (and overall machine performance) did feel very
"snappy". Windows OS opens instantly. Pro/E launches almost instantly.
There is ZERO delay when activating a Pro/E pop up GUI. (measure tool, or
draft check pop up). Also, the difference is noticable in other
applications. For example: opening a browser, launching an Office
application, or opening a PDF.
Conclusion:
Compared to the older 7200RPM SATA1.5 mechanical drives, the 10000RPM
SATA3.0 drives showed a real and measurable improvement with Pro/E
performance and that is why I have spec'ed them on every GC Professional
Workstation build over the last 2 years. Even though the new SSD's did not
show a measurable Pro/E performance boost, the overall user experience was
very "snappy".
Have a great week!
Bernie
Owner / Designer / Builder
www.grumancreations.com
On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Pogatetz, Douglas (ES)
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the office over the last couple of weeks. (Good problem to have... I'm not
complaining... 🙂
As promised, Here is what I have found recently with GC-i7 machines running
SATA 6.0 SSD Hard drives, vs, SATA 6.0 (and SATA3.0) 10000 RPM Drives
using the OCUS 64-bit test.
Test Scores:
Total CPU Graphics Disk
Config 1) 1824 1224 595 281
Config 2) 1879 1244 613 272
Config 3) 1806 1147 650 201
Config 4) 1807 1156 642 200
Explanation:
Config 1) current OCUS #1 Score. i7-920@4.0, Quadro FX3800, 6GB@1600,
SATA3.0 10000RPM HD, WinXP-64 SP2.
Config 2) current OCUS #2 Score. i7-920@4.0, Quadro FX3800, 6GB@1600,
SATA3.0 10000RPM HD, Win7-64.
Config 3) GC-i7 Score. (unpublished) i7-960@4.2, Quadro FX3800, 12GB@1600,
SATA6.0 10000RPM HD, Win7-64 SP1.
Config 3) GC-i7 Score. (unpublished) i7-960@4.2, Quadro FX3800, 12GB@1600,
SATA6.0 SSD HD, Win7-64 SP1.
Also (for those of you not familiar with the OCUS Benchmark scoring system)
The sum of CPU+Graphics+Disk, do not equal the total. They are not
supposed to. You can figure this our through the OCUS Benchmark site (
www.proesite.com) if you'd like to know why.
Observation:
The difference in the first two scores is totally based on Win7 vs WinXP
performance.
Notice the differences in Processor Over-Clocks, and HD's, and OS's.
The Disk performance on the last 2 scores vs the first 2 is much better due
to the combination of SATA6.0, and Processor OverClocks. Also, The
Graphics performance on the last two are slower due to Graphics driver
performance. (This is a whole different story but the short version is, the
Win7 SP1 Nvidia drivers are not as fast as the original Win7 drivers were.)
Anyway, focusing on the subject of this e-mail...
On the last 2 most similar machines, the Disk scores are within a second of
each other. Seems like Pro/E doesn't care about SSD's. (I ran this test
many times and the Disk score was always in a range of 199 to 203)
However, I will say that even though the Pro/E OCUS time stamps didn't
change much, the software (and overall machine performance) did feel very
"snappy". Windows OS opens instantly. Pro/E launches almost instantly.
There is ZERO delay when activating a Pro/E pop up GUI. (measure tool, or
draft check pop up). Also, the difference is noticable in other
applications. For example: opening a browser, launching an Office
application, or opening a PDF.
Conclusion:
Compared to the older 7200RPM SATA1.5 mechanical drives, the 10000RPM
SATA3.0 drives showed a real and measurable improvement with Pro/E
performance and that is why I have spec'ed them on every GC Professional
Workstation build over the last 2 years. Even though the new SSD's did not
show a measurable Pro/E performance boost, the overall user experience was
very "snappy".
Have a great week!
Bernie
Owner / Designer / Builder
www.grumancreations.com
On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Pogatetz, Douglas (ES)
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