Tips & Tricks for Selecting a Workstation - Solid Edge University 2014

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Tom Salomone

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Tips and Tricks on Desktop and

Mobile Workstation Selection

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Agenda

• Base Education• The basics…How a system works• The importance of certification • Selecting the right processors• Understanding graphics, knowing what to choose• Memory and getting the most out of your choice• Disk drives, SSD, Combo Drives etc.• Recommended configurations

• Benchmarks – included above• If we have time - Solutions

• Sketching• Remote access• Network Bandwidth



The Basics of How a System WorksWorkstation Components Digital Components

C600 Series Chip Set

SASSATA6Gb/s

USB 3PCIe 3.0LA N

x 4

Second Processor connection

The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600/4600 product family Microarchitecture

Graphics CardGPU + memory

Display & 3D manipulation



Windows Operating System

The Basics of How a System WorksWorkstation Components Software Components

CAD ApplicationKernel Display/UI

UEFI = Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

System Hardware

SystemDrivers

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Basic Input Output System

Graphics

Graphics Driver

Open GL or Direct X

Unique



Certification Combinations

ThinkStation D30

ThinkStation S30

ThinkStation E31

ThinkStation C30

Nvidia Quadro K2000

Nvidia Quadro K600

Nvidia Quadro K4000

Nvidia Quadro K5000

Nvidia Tesla



Certification Combinations

5 ThinkStations x 5 Graphics cards x 3 OS x 2(32bit/64Bit) = 150 combinations

XApplications

& Versions

X Graphic DriversX



Certified Hardware – Siemens Pagehttp://support.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/certification/index.shtml



Processors


Processor Trends

1998 1999 2002 2005 2006 2008 2010 2012 20130

50

100

150

200

250

300

Hi –K Metal Gate Process

Trends• Approaching size limits• Adding Cores & New features• Technologies – Turbo Boost

Nan

omet

ers

22 nm3D transistors1.4 B transistorsImproved Graphics



Processor Trends

1998 1999 2002 2005 2006 2008 2010 20120

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Cores compared to Nanometer trend

Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge/Haswell

Haswell



Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture

NewMicro-

architecture

Merom

65nm

TOCK

Penryn

NewProcess

Technology

45nm

TICK

Intel® MicroarchitectureCodename Nehalem

NewMicro-

architecture

Nehalem

45nm

TOCK

Westmere

32nm

NewProcess

Technology

TICK

Intel® MicroarchitectureCodename Sandy Bridge

SandyBridge

32nm

NewMicro-

architecture

TOCK

Ivy Bridge

22nm

NewProcess

Technology

TICK

Intel® MicroarchitectureCodename Haswell

Haswell

22nm

NewMicro-

architecture

TOCK

Future

14nm

NewProcess

Technology

TICK

Sustained Microprocessor Leadership The Intel Tick-Tock Development Model:

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Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture

NewMicro-

architecture

Merom

65nm

TOCK

Penryn

NewProcess

Technology

45nm

TICK

Intel® MicroarchitectureCodename Nehalem

NewMicro-

architecture

Nehalem

45nm

TOCK

Westmere

32nm

NewProcess

Technology

TICK

Intel® MicroarchitectureCodename Sandy Bridge

SandyBridge

32nm

NewMicro-

architecture

TOCK

Ivy Bridge

22nm

NewProcess

Technology

TICK

Intel® MicroarchitectureCodename Haswell

Haswell

22nm

NewMicro-

architecture

TOCK

Future

14nm

NewProcess

Technology

TICK

Sustained Microprocessor Leadership The Intel Tick-Tock Development Model:

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Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v2 product familyPreliminary SKU performance Ivy Bridge

8C 130W2.7 GHz

8C 115W2.6 GHz

8C 95W2.2 GHz

8C 95W2.0 GHz

6C 95W 2.5 GHz

6C 95W 2.3 GHz

6C 95W 2.0 GHz

4C 80W2.4 GHz

4C 80W1.8 GHz

8C 135W2.9 GHz

8C 115W2.4 GHz

E5-2620

E5-2609

E5-2670

E5-2640

E5-2650

E5-2603

E5-2630

E5-2690

E5-2680

E5-2660

E5-2665

Sandy Bridge906

855

829

792

743

693

630

495

471

396

240

169

681

640

622

592

575

524

447

420

382

218

169

All SKUs, pricing, frequencies and features are PRELIMINARY and can change without notice

Relative performance. Source: Engineering estimates as of Jan’ 2013.`

SPECint*_rate_base2006 Estimates12C 130W

2.7GHz 30M E5-2697 v2

12C 115W2.4GHz 30M E5-2695 v2

4C 80W2.5GHz E5-2609 v2

4C 80W1.8GHz E5-2603

10C 115W2.5GHz E5-2670 v2

10C 130W3.0GHz E5-2690 v2

10C 115W2.8GHz E5-2680 v2

8C 95W2.6GHz E5-2650 v2

10C 95W2.2GHz E5-2660 v2

6C 80W2.1GHz E5-2620 v2

8C 95W2.0GHz E5-2640 v2

6C 80W2.6GHz E5-2630 v2

22%

24%

19%

21%

20%

11%

12%

4%

10%

33%

26%

Measurements from C1 in redProjections from B2 in black

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Basic Processor ChoicesCAD ApplicationsSingle Processor - GHz First

CAE/Simulation/RenderingDual Processors - Cores First



SINGLE PROCESSOR

THINKSTATIONS IN THE ENGINEERING MARKET

E SeriesEntry level 3D and 2D

CAD, good price/performance

DUAL PROCESSOR

PRICE/PERFORMANCE LEADER

S SeriesMain Stream CAD,

Performance 3D, larger models and assemblies,

MAINSTREAM VALUE WORKSTATION

C Series 3D visualization ,

rendering & analysis.

WORLD’S SMALLEST DUAL PROCESSOR

D SeriesHigh-end simulation, analysis & rendering,, high end visualization

and animation

NO COMPROMISE DUAL SOCKET



Processor Info Xeon E5 - Ivy Bridge Processors

• ARK Home• Key Info

– Launch Date– Lithography 22 nm– Clock Speed– # of Cores– Price– Turbo Boost– Hyper-Threading– # of Memory Channels



Key Intel Processor Specs Dual Processor

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-processor-5000-sequence.html

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2687WV2 (25M Cache, 3.40 GHz)Price $2108 150 Watts Check 1. Number of cores 82. Maximum Turbo Speed 4.0 GHz3. Launch date Q3 134. ECC Memory supported Yes5. Max CPU Configurations 26. Intel Turbo Boost 2.07. Intel Hyper-Threading Yes8. Intel Vpro Yes



Mobile Processors - Haswell Processors

Look for the M

4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4930MX (Up to 3.0GHz, 8MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4900MQ (Up to 2.8GHz, 8MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ (Up to 2.7GHz, 6MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4600MQ (Up to 2.9GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4330M (Up to 2.8GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4600M (Up to 2.4GHz, 6MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300M (Up to 2.7GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB



Desktop Processors Xeon E3 with GraphicsHaswell Processors



Key Intel Processor Specs – Single Processor

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-processor-5000-sequence.html

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1280 v3(8M Cache, 3.60 GHz,)Price: $612 130W

Check 1. Number of cores 42. Maximum Turbo Speed 4.0 GHz3. Launch date Q2 134. ECC Memory Supported Yes5. Max CPU Configurations 16. Intel Turbo Boost 2.07. Intel Hyper-Threading Yes8. Intel Vpro Yes



Better Cooling Allows Longer Turbo Boost

Thermal Design Power (limit)GHzRating

Turbo Boost Speed

Processor heat up

Turbo Boost allows faster than rated performance

ThinkStation Thermo Designgives you the bestTurbo Boost performance



NO ONE DOES RELIABILITY LIKE WE DO

Multi-Channel Cooling+

Large Diameter Fans=

More Effective Cooling



Hyper-Threading vs. Cores



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Chart Title

PassMark CPU Mark 3D Graphics Mark Memory Mark

PassMark V8.0 Testing - E32 vs. S30 ThinkStation

Relative Performance - ThinkStation ComparisonsHigher is better

ThinkStation

Conclusions:• Overall the systems are comparable

• E32 lags in memory by 8%, S30 better for larger files.

• The S30 is a hair faster

• The systems are about equal in performance. However large files will see an advantage with the S30, and S30 is more expandable.

+4.7% +8%%

+55% +55%

+5.3% +8%


Workstation to PC Compare

E32 ThinkStation WS vs. PCCertified for SolidWorks Not CertifiedXeon E3-1275v3 3.5 GHz Intel i5-4670 3.4 GHzTurbo + Hyper-Threading* Turbo onlyIntel Graphics HD P4600 Intel Graphics HD 4600Windows 7 64 Bit Windows 7 64 Bit7200 RPM SATA Drive 7200 RPM SATA Drive

Faster, Certified, ECC memory, 3D excellence, Rendering Power

* Hyper-Threading speeds up rendering



PC vs Workstation Benchmark Video



Cadalyst Comparisons Old vs. New

S20 S30 S30V20.8

0.9

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Total3D2DDiskCPU

CADALYST Results

+20%

+32%

+38%+42%

+16%

+23%

S20 ThinkStation S30 ThinkStation S30v2 ThinkStation Xeon W3565 3.2 GHz E5-1620 3.6 GHz E5 – 1620 V2 3.7 GHz4 GB Memory 4 GB Memory 4 GB MemoryNvidia Q2000 Nvidia Q2000 Nvidia K2000Window 64 Bit Window 64 Bit Window 64 Bit Disk Drive 7200 RPM Disk Drive 7200 RPM Disk Drive 7200 RPM

Faster OverallPerformance up to 32%



Benchmark Video S30 (new) vs. S20 (2 years old)



Graphics



Graphic Card Considerations

Processor Memory

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Graphic Card Sizing is Usage DependantThings that affect the sizing1) 3D Model size- number of surfaces2) Number of pixels/monitor size/screen resolution3) Need for movement4) Ray tracking/lighting affect

Need Certified Drivers


Upgrade Graphics with SolidWorks 2014And Multiply the Productivity Improvement

Large Assemblies(over 1,000 components)

Performance & memory to handle complex Solid Edge designs

Good balance of smooth model interactivity performance, incredible image quality/realism & price

Small-Medium Assemblies(< 1,000 components)Performance to handle most assembliesBalance of Smooth performance, image quality, good performance and price

Quadro K4000(3GB GDDR5)

Quadro K2000(2GB GDDR5)


Quadro 2000

Quadro K2000

Quadro K4000

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75

SW 2014 vs SW 2013Small Assembly Design

QUADRO SMALL ASSEMBLY DESIGN SPEEDUPWITH QUADRO KEPLER SERIES

Faster navigation Better image quality with Shadows and FSAA

Recommended Card


QUADRO SMALL ASSEMBLY DESIGN - EXAMPLESWITH QUADRO KEPLER SERIES

Quadro K600

Quadro K2000

Quadro K4000

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2

SW 2014 - Small Assembly Design (Kepler) 2X faster

2X faster

5X faster


QUADRO LARGE ASSEMBLY DESIGN SPEEDUPWITH QUADRO KEPLER SERIES

Design & review in full complexity. No need for LOD

~3x Faster

Quadro 2000

Quadro 4000

Quadro K4000

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

Recommended Card


QUADRO LARGE ASSEMBLY DESIGN SPEEDUPSOLID EDGE WITH KEPLER VS. SOLID EDGE WITH FERMI

3x is the average speedup with Solid Edge and a K4000But many models see even more …

UW SAE Race Car1500 Components

6x FasterTravertson V-Rex

1100 Components6x Faster


Nvidia Tesla/Maximus

CAD/CAE usage• Analysis• Rendering

GPU technologyRequires application change

Offloads the CPUCalculates/not display



3dsMax 2014 iRay and Nvidia Tesla Comparisons

Conclusions:1) Tesla is faster than two 10 core

processors plus Hyper-threading.2) Fastest overall is 2 10 core

processors with Hyper-Threading, plus Tesla K20c, plus Nvidia K5000.

3) Or offload your rendering to the K20c and keep working without slowing down.

4) iRay required for Tesla

0

1

2

3

4

5

63dsMax 2014 Scene Rendering with iRay

+398%

+264%

+126%

+37%

D30 ThinkStation Qty 2 Xeon E5 – 2670v2 10 cores 2.5 GHz 32 GB ECC Memory Nvidia K5000 Nvidia K20c Tesla Windows 7 64 Bit 256 Soli State Disk



Mobile Workstation

Display • 15.5" 3K (2880 x 1620) (300 NITS)• 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) (220 NITS)

Graphics • NVIDIA Quadro K1100M 2GB• NVIDIA Quadro K2100M 2GB

Weight 5.57 lbs

ThinkPad W540 Mobile Workstation



Memory



Memory Sizing

• Enough memory to store your model and application in memory • Typical 8 to 10x saved • Some apps are 16x saved or more

• Avoid relying on storage devices, will be significantly slower

• Model sizes grow – double every 2-3 years

• Minimum in CAD today is 8 GB 16 GB

• ECC improves dependability/ recommended



Google ECC Memory Study

Google ECC Memory Study of large number of Servers 2009 Presentation at SIGMETRICS/Performance’09 Conference

• Rates higher than previous small scale studies• 25,000 to 70,000 errors per billion device hours per megabit.

• High-end 5 single bit errors in 8 Gigabytes of RAM per hour

• 8.2% of all memory DIMMs affected by errors each year



Google Study

“A two-and-a-half year study of DRAM on 10s of thousands Google servers found DIMM error rates are hundreds to thousands of times higher than thought — a mean of 3,751 correctable errors per DIMM per year.”

CE = Correctable ErrorUE= Uncorrectable error

• 8.2% of DIMMS see Correctable Errors• DIMMS get worse with use/age


1 x 16 GB 2 x 8 GB 4 x 4 GB 8 x 2 GB0.600000000000001

0.700000000000001

0.800000000000001

0.900000000000001

1

1.1

1.2

UDIMMRDIMM

PassMark V8.0 Testing - 4 channels/ 8 slots

+9.8% +10.1%

+13%

+9.4% +8.8%+10.7%

Relative Performance PassMark RatingHigher is better

DIMM Installation

Conclusions:• Performance varies with memory configuration• 4x4 UDIMMs fastest (or 1 slot/channel filled)• RDIMM faster when both slots/channel are filled


Memory speed is maximum with only 1 slot/channel


S30 System Diagram

1 2 34

4 Memory Channels • 2 memory DIMM sockets per channel• Try to fill each channel first• Best DIMM combination is 4 or 8

Memory Installation• Fill in order shown • Do not mix RDIMMS and UDIMMS

Proper memory installation enhances performance

5 6 78



D30 System Diagram – Single or Dual Xeon

4 Memory Channels • 2 memory DIMM sockets per channel• Try to fill each channel first• Best DIMM combinations are 4,8,16

Memory Installation• Fill in order shown for 1 through 8• Dual Processors fill 1s, 2s, etc• Do not mix RDIMMS and UDIMMS

1

4

3

25

6

7

8

34

12

5

6

7

8

1st 2nd



Disks



Disks - Many choicesGoal – use it for storage – not operations

• SATA HDD (Serial ATA) – 7500 rpm, 10,000 rpm• SAS HDD (Serial attach SCSI) -- Up to 15,000 rpm

• When 70-80% full, seeks take longer

• SSD - Solid State Disk• Hybrid SATA HDD

• SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) vs. SATA 2.6 (3 Gb/s)• Right connections• Hard Disk Drives with enough cache to support• Ideal for new SSD

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500 GB SATA

7200 rpm 3 Gb/s

500 GB SATA

7200 rpm 6Gb/s

600 GB SATA 10000

rpm 6Gb/s

146 GB SAS

15000 rpm

SCU

450 GB SAS

15000 rpm

SCU

2 TB SATA

7200 rpm Hybrid

6Gbit/s

RAID 1 2

Drives

RAID 0 2 Drives

RAID 0 3 Drives

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Disk MarkPassMarkReadwrite

Disk Drive Comparisons to 500 GB SATA 7200 rpm 3 Gb/s

+74%

+28%

+60%

+24%

+132%

+40%

+14%+29%


0

2

4

6

Disk MarkPassMarkReadwrite

Solid State Disk Comparisons to 500 GB SATA 7200 rpm 3 Gb/s

+498%

+159%

+45%+68%

+494%

+69%+54%

+234%


Recommended Configurations


Configuration – Recommendations Workflows: Design and Engineering Applications: Solid Edge – Main Stream ThinkStation E32 Configuration

Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro K2000 2GB of memory K4000 for larger models

CPU: Intel® Xeon® E3-1240v3 (4C/3.4GHz/130W) Memory: 16 to 32 GB ECC memory Storage: 256GB 6Gb/s SSD Plus 2 TB Hybrid Disk Drive Ethernet Options 1 GB Visual: ThinkVision LT2452p 24-inch IPS Monitor – QTY 2 3Dconnexion SpacePilot PRO - 3D motion controller

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The performance to get done quickly



Configuration – Recommendations Workflows: Design and Engineering Applications: Solid Edge– Large models ThinkStation S30 Configuration

Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro K4000 3GB of memory CPU: Intel® Xeon® E5-1660 v2 (6C/3.7GHz/130W) Memory: 32 GB ECC memory Storage: 256GB 6Gb/s SSD Plus 2 TB Hybrid Disk Drive Visual: ThinkVision LT2452p 24-inch IPS Monitor – QTY 2 3Dconnexion SpacePilot PRO - 3D motion controller

.

The performance for large models



Configuration – Recommendations Workflows: Design and Engineering 2D and entry 3D Applications: Solid Edge 2D only ThinkStation E32 Configuration

Graphics Card: Intel Integrated Graphics HD P4600 CPU: Intel® Xeon® E3-1275 v3 (4C/3.5GHz/84W) Memory: 8 to 16 GB ECC memory Storage: 256GB 6Gb/s SSD Plus 2 TB Hybrid Disk Drive Visual: ThinkVision LT2452p 24-inch IPS Monitor – QTY 2

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Exceptional Entry Level Performance



Engineering Simulation Workflows: Simulation Applications: ANSYS Multi-physics & Mechanical, Fluent, Mold Flow,

ThinkStation D30 Configuration Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro 5000 4GB of memory

add one or two Tesla K20 where supported by the application CPU: •2x Intel®Xeon E5-2690 v2 (10C/3.0GHz/130W) Memory: 128 GB ECC memory

(Less for CFD, Mold Flow) Storage: RAID 0 Qty 3 256GB 6Gb/s SSD, 2 TB Hybrid Disk Drive Visual: ThinkVision LT2452p 24-inch IPS Monitor

Power to try multiple analysis


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Respondents reported on their experience with a total of more than 500,000 workstations, 92% of which were desktop workstations.• Respondents were asked if they documented repair rates, or if their reported rates were estimated.o Only documented repair rates were used in calculations of repair rates.

Lenovo workstations had lower than top vendor average repair rates in all three years represented in this study, • leading to 23% fewer interruptions in the first year of ownership, •19% in the second year,• and 36% in the third year.



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Have it your way!• Citrix• Teradici• Splash Top

When Remote Access is business critical



Remote Connections with Teradici

• Remote access• Remote office• Subcontract• Work from home

• Centralized workstations

ThinkStation C30

Thin Client & Monitor


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Wireless/Wired Router

D30ThinkStation

Citrix XenServer 6.2

Virtual Machine #1

InventorWindows 7 64-bit

Virtual Machine #2

Citrix License Server

Windows 7 64 Bit

Active Directory

Windows Server 2008 R2

XenDesktop Delivery Controller

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 8 64-bit

Citrix Virtual Desktop Agent

ThinkStation D30

Remote Connections with Citrix

Lenovo Helix

Lenovo Helix11.6-inch, 1920-by-1080 pixel multi-touch display• Intel i5 or i7• HD 4000 Graphics• up to 8 GB memory• 256 GB disk



Splash Top Remote Solutions

Splash Top Remote Software

ThinkStation S30SolidWorks

Tiny DesktopSplash Top Remote

ThinkStation 32 SFFSplash Top Server



SPLASHTOP: PURE SOFTWARE SOLUTION

Splashtop Personal version

PUBLIC cloud: Amazon cloud，

Ali cloud,etc

Matching Client & Streamer user info: User Email account / Password

PRIVATE cloudCorporate

inside servers

Splashtop Enterprise version

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