| Title: | Alpha Workstation Conference |
| Notice: | See note 1.* for conference notices |
| Moderator: | WRKSYS::HOUSE |
| Created: | Wed Sep 07 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1996 |
| Total number of notes: | 9122 |
On a current sales call I was posed the question what do you get extra for the addtional 6K ($AU) on the 4d50t. All the tech specs indicate they are very similar in capabilities additional features in terms of performance in some areas. Where does this performance come from? As memory, etc. appears the same. Richard [Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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| 1975.1 | Clock speed | PKOPW1::DOTY | Russ Doty, Graphics and Multimedia | Fri May 16 1997 10:34 | 7 |
The 4D50T has roughly twice the performance of the 4D40T. The major
difference between the two cards is the internal clock speed, plus
different device identification information. They are identical in
terms of features and capabilities.
Think of it as the difference between a 333 MHz alpha and a 600 MHz
Alpha...
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| 1975.2 | Real-world applications? | OSLLAV::JENSH | Jens Holwech, SBU Workstation Sales Support, Norway (DTN 872-8543) | Tue May 20 1997 04:00 | 22 |
Re .1: Watch it, Russ! A fairly reputable source (yourself...) recently verified my own field experience: Very few real-world applications show anything but a very minor performance difference between the 4D40T/4D50T (and even the 4D60T). Yes, the CDRS Viewperf numbers for the 4D50T are almost twice those reported for the 4D40T. However, the application used in creating the CDRS test, Pro/ENGINEER, does not show this. I also recently ran an informal test with a Unigraphics customer: Still not worth the extra cash (I'm still waiting to do a side-by-side, timed test, but these machines & boards just never stay in the office long enough...). I'd love to show people the "double performance" of the 4D50T, but please tell me how to do this! You mentioned Unigraphics as one application which would benefit from using the 4D50T. I'd like to know which functions to use in UG to demonstrate this (a macro file would be very nice!). Also any other application driven performance demonstrations would be very welcome! Regards, Jens | |||||
| 1975.3 | 4D40T vs 4D50T vs 4D60T Testing that was done using Unigraphics | WRKSYS::VOWLES | Tue May 20 1997 10:27 | 84 | |
Hi Jens, here is the results of testing I have done with Unigraphics and the Powerstorm boards. This benchmark is mostly graphical. Hope this helps. Bob Vowles (WABG) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cateyes Testing UG WNT (Kit Aug 17th) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- System= WABG5 WNT= 3.51 EXCEED= 5.01 Memory= 256MB 2 Disks RZ28d's Swap Space 400 on each disk 800 total Screen Resolution= 1024x768 ACCEL=4D40T 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL AVG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Retrieval 18.65 18.52 18.50 55.67 18.55 Thick Line/Rotate 48.62 50.10 49.16 147.88 49.29 Thick Line/Antialiasing 50.27 50.64 49.77 150.68 50.22 Shade/Rotate 56.72 57.13 57.66 171.51 57.17 Shade/Rotate/Translucent 97.00 97.48 97.15 291.63 97.21 Shade/Rotate/Depth Cueing 15.98 16.08 25.21 57.27 19.09 Shade/Rotate/Clipping Planes 31.29 31.56 31.55 94.40 31.46 Zoom in/out 3.20 3.21 3.20 9.61 3.20 Shade/Rotate/Light Source 72.60 71.12 70.36 214.08 71.36 Shade/Rotate/Shiny 40.40 40.70 40.46 121.56 40.52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 438.07 ACCEL=4D50T 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL AVG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Retrieval 18.86 18.78 18.91 56.55 18.85 Thick Line/Rotate 43.94 43.79 45.54 133.27 44.42 Thick Line/Antialiasing 45.03 44.36 46.16 135.55 45.18 Shade/Rotate 53.45 51.92 53.61 158.98 52.99 Shade/Rotate/Translucent 85.23 84.44 86.71 256.38 85.46 Shade/Rotate/Depth Cueing 15.96 16.08 16.33 48.37 16.12 Shade/Rotate/Clipping Planes 28.46 28.28 29.66 86.40 28.80 Zoom in/out 2.73 2.73 2.73 8.19 2.73 Shade/Rotate/Light Source 63.25 63.28 64.45 190.98 63.66 Shade/Rotate/Shiny 38.91 38.71 41.89 119.51 39.84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 398.05 ACCEL=4D60T 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL AVG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Retrieval 18.64 18.82 18.71 56.17 18.72 Thick Line/Rotate 38.36 41.19 39.16 118.71 39.57 Thick Line/Antialiasing 39.17 39.01 39.69 117.87 39.29 Shade/Rotate 49.64 52.63 50.95 153.22 51.07 Shade/Rotate/Translucent 76.50 84.40 78.43 239.33 79.78 Shade/Rotate/Depth Cueing 16.63 15.74 15.52 47.89 15.96 Shade/Rotate/Clipping Planes 28.31 27.93 28.30 84.54 28.18 Zoom in/out 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.39 2.13 Shade/Rotate/Light Source 62.53 61.53 61.81 185.87 61.96 Shade/Rotate/Shiny 37.52 37.90 37.52 112.94 37.65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 374.31 ZLXp-L2 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL AVG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Retrieval 19.19 19.60 19.10 57.89 19.30 Thick Line/Rotate 35.78 36.30 36.09 108.17 36.06 Thick Line/Antialiasing 62.96 64.12 63.17 190.25 63.42 Shade/Rotate 88.97 87.77 89.09 265.83 88.61 Shade/Rotate/Translucent 146.84 145.08 146.00 437.92 145.97 Shade/Rotate/Depth Cueing 19.31 19.00 19.32 57.63 19.21 Shade/Rotate/Clipping Planes 58.98 57.97 58.99 175.94 58.65 Zoom in/out 3.87 3.82 3.91 11.60 3.87 Shade/Rotate/Light Source 116.53 114.73 115.84 347.10 115.70 Shade/Rotate/Shiny 64.51 63.68 64.35 192.54 64.18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 614.97 WNT testing ---------------------- ZLXp-L2 614.97 4D40T 438.07 4D50T 398.05 4D60T 374.31 | |||||