About AMD Opteron Processor Benchmarks for workstation
AUGI Gauge v15
The AUGI Gauge is a performance-testing tool used to test processor performance on different AutoCAD operations and drawings. AMD uses AutoCAD 2002 for these tests. The AUGI Gauge test suite includes two test scripts:
- A Real-World Drawings test script that exercises file input/output (I/O), object selection, change properties, editing and display operations on a series of 15 drawings. Taken from Autodesk customer projects including AEC, mechanical, and GIS, these drawings vary in size and content to test a range of features offered across several versions of AutoCAD.
- A Synthetic test script that exercises additional commands (such as creating objects and manipulating 3D views). The synthetic test differs from the Real-World test in that it starts from a blank drawing and performs 80 test operations, including drawing, display, raster image manipulation, and XREF scenarios.
AUGI Gauge reports completion times in seconds for each test per processor (lower is better). However, AMD uses a presentation format that reflects the number of tests each particular processor could complete in 1 hour (higher is better).
Cadalyst 2001
Cadalyst 2001 is designed to test and compare systems running AutoCAD. AMD conducts this test using AutoCAD 2002. The test compares the system’s test times against a set of base times and calculates an index number. The reported number represents a ratio of the current systems performance to the base system's performance. A higher score is better.
Cinebench 2003
Cinebench 2003 was developed by MAXON to test a system’s performance on their CINEMA 4D R8 software. The benchmark tests a computer's raw processing speed, and other areas that affect system performance, on rendering, software shading, and OpenGL shading on huge numbers of animated polygons. A higher score is better.
SoftImage XSI
SoftImage XSI is a popular digital content creation tool used by artists and developers to create images, animations, and effects for movies, video games, television and other digital media. The SoftImage XSI benchmark used here, which was developed internally by AMD, measures the time in seconds each processor requires to render a detailed scene (lower is better). For consistency with other workstation benchmarks AMD uses a presentation format that reflects the number of scenes each particular processor could render in 1 hour (higher is better).
SPECapcSM for Maya 5
SPECapcSM for Maya 5 was developed by Alias in cooperation with SPECapcSM. It includes four scenarios created in Maya 5 that enable users to evaluate scene drawing and playback performance, CPU-intensive operations, and standard I/O performance.
Each of the four models - a werewolf, human hand, insect and squid - are rendered and displayed in the five different modes used in Maya 5: wireframe, Gouraud-shaded, texture, texture highlighted with a wireframe mesh, and texture selected (texture with wireframe mesh and control points). The benchmark is unique in its ability to test performance for large texture sizes and multiple viewports.
SPECapcSM for Maya 5 consists of 30 individual tests, 27 of which are run three times. The final scoring is based 70 percent on graphics, 20 percent on CPU performance, and 10 percent on I/O.
The reference system for computing the normalized ratio is a 1.50GHz Pentium® 4 running Windows® 2000 SP3 with 1GB of PC800 ECC RDRAM, an NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro graphics card, and a 20GB ATA/100 hard drive.
SPECapcSM for SolidWorks 2003:
Developed by SolidWorks, SPECapcSM for SolidWorks 2003 is designed to represent
a day in the life of a typical SolidWorks 2003 user. The benchmark uses different-sized
CAD/CAM solid models, the largest of which is an engine model with 3.13 million
vertices.
Eight tests are included within the benchmark: I/O-intensive operations, CPU-intensive operations, and six different graphics tests. A single number is derived from a weighted geometric mean of the normalized score for all eight tests. Scores are also reported for each of the eight individual tests and for the geometric mean of the six graphics tests.
The reference system for computing the normalized ratio is a 1.5GHZ Pentium4 with an Intel 850 chipset, 1GB PC800 ECC SDRAM, 40GB ATA/100 and NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro graphics. Higher scores are better.
SPECint®2000
SPECint2000 is designed to measure and compare compute-intensive integer performance between systems. This benchmark emphasizes the performance of:
- The processor (CPU)
- The memory architecture
- The compilers
SPECint2000 consists of twelve integer benchmarks developed from actual end-user applications. Integer-heavy applications are most common within IT departments and enterprise server deployments. Applications such as databases, e-mail servers, Java application servers, and web servers all typically perform better when running on a processor with excellent integer performance.
SPECfp®2000
SPECfp2000 is designed to measure and compare compute-intensive floating-point performance between systems. This benchmark emphasizes the performance of:
- The processor (CPU)
- The memory architecture
- The compilers
SPECfp2000 consists of fourteen floating-point benchmarks developed from actual end-user applications. Intense floating-point applications are most common within engineering and research environments. Applications such as computational fluid dynamics, CAD/CAM, digital content creation (DCC), rendering, and financial modeling tools typically perform better when running on a processor with excellent floating-point performance.
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