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Weighing the options for benchmarking workstation performance
Do you measure to get better workstation performance or choose ignorance as bliss? Special to GraphicSpeak by Bob Cramblitt When ...
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SPECapc releases new benchmark for Siemens NX
A complete redesign offers new models, latest graphics display modes and a fresh GUI. The non-profit group SPEC has released ...
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SPEC group updates workstation benchmark
SPECwpc V2.0 takes new solid-state storage and multi-core workstations into account. The SPEC Workstation Performance Characterization Group (SPECwpc) has released ...
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SPECapc releases SolidWorks 2015 benchmark
Three new models are included in this year’s benchmark, along with new procedures to test workstation performance. The leader in ...
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SPEC extends workstation benchmark to virtualization
More than 30 potential workload scenarios are tested, including CPU, graphics, and memory bandwidth. The SPEC Workstation Performance Characterization Group ...
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Virtualization leader joins SPEC workstation graphics group
VMware brings more cachet to existing virtualization standards support. Virtualization specialist VMware has joined the SPEC Graphics and Workstation Performance ...
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SPECapc releases new 3ds Max 2015 benchmark, outlines future
How to test virtual workstation performance is one of the key issues facing this industry non-profit. At Siggraph SPEC’s Application ...
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New benchmark from SPEC promises to become influential
SPECwpc is likely to find wide use testing workstations. By Kathleen Maher There is no more contentious battlefield in the ...
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All-new SPECviewperf 12 improves professional graphics testing
Ability to add API support and customized tests are highlights of the new release. SPEC’s Graphics Performance Characterization group (SPECgpc) ...
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SPEC introduces first professional workstation benchmark
The new benchmark tests workstation performance without requiring specific applications to be preloaded. SPEC’s Graphics and Workstation Performance Group (SPEC/GWPG) ...
