Tips & Tricks for Selecting a Workstation - PTC Live 2014

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Tom Salomone

WW Vertical Marketing Mgr – Engineering, Design and AEC Markets

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 and Combo Drives• 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

101110001111000011100010101010001

Basic Input Output System

Graphics

Graphics Driver

Open GL or Direct X

Unique

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Certification Combinations

ThinkStation D30

ThinkStation S30

ThinkStation P300

ThinkStation C30

Nvidia Quadro K2000

Nvidia Quadro K600

Nvidia Quadro K4000

Nvidia Quadro K5000

Nvidia Tesla


New


Certification Combinations

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

XApplications

& Versions

X Graphic Drivers



Certified Hardware



Processors


Processor Trends

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Hi –K Metal Gate Process

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

Nan

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22 nm3D transistors1.4 B transistorsImproved Graphics

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Processor Trends

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Cores compared to Nanometer trend

Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge/Haswell

Haswell

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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® 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 Bridge

906

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 red

Projections from B2 in black

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Basic Processor Choices

CAD ApplicationsSingle Processor - GHz First

CAE/Simulation/RenderingDual Processors - Cores First



SINGLE PROCESSOR

THINKSTATIONS IN THE ENGINEERING MARKET

P300Entry 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


New


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



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



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

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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


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

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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

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1.5

2

2.5

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3.5

Disk MarkPassMarkReadwrite

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

+74%

+28%

+60%

+24%

+132%

+40%

+14%+29%


Graphics



Graphic Card Considerations

Processor Memory

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Driver



Graphic Card Sizing is Usage Dependant

Things 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


Nvidia Tesla/Maximus

CAD/CAE usage• Analysis• Rendering

GPU technologyRequires application change

Offloads the CPUCalculates/not display


PTC Creo and NVIDIA The Strategic Choice

Olimpio DeMarcoManufacturing Industries

Strategic Alliances

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Professional Visualization &

Design

Gaming

IP GRAPHICS CARDS

SYSTEMSGPU & SOC

Accelerated Computing

Devices

World Leader in Visual Computing

SOFTWARE

GPU

Quadro®, Tesla®

GeForce®

Mobile

Tegra®

Cloud

NVIDIA® GRID™

NVIDIA - Core Technologies and Brands

NVIDIA and PTC

Strategic Partnership

Technology & Resource Investments

Graphics Performance Optimizations

Support for new platform certifications

GPU Matters!

PTC Creo Parametric 2.0 adds new features

• anti-aliasing• better lighting• enhanced

shaded-with-edges mode

• OIT

Fast, Interactive Assemblies with Creo Parametric 2.0

no anti-aliasing 8x anti-aliasing enabled

GPU Matters!

Order Independent Transparency (OIT)

• Makes transparent materials look more realistic

• Higher performance than software emulation

• No artifactsOIT enabled on PTC Creo 2.0 build M090

Creo Parametric 2.0 Benchmark Results

SPECapc run on Windows 7 64bit, 32 Gb RAM, Xeon 3.1 Ghz (E5 2687W)

Quadro K600

Quadro K2000

Quadro K4000

Quadro K5000

0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25

Recommended Card

Experience Real-Time Interactivity

Relative Performance

GPU Matters!

PTC Creo Parametric 3.0 adds Immersive Design Environment

• Realistic material classes

• Design with full graphical realism active

• Full control over HDR environment

GPU Matters!

GPU Matters!

Real-time Viewport Photorealistic rendering

GPU Matters!

Quadro GPU Recommendations

Quadro Solution Quadro K5000 Quadro K4000 Quadro K2000

UsageLarge assemblies with complex parts

Large assemblies with simple parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Small assemblies with complex parts

Small/medium assemblies with simple parts

GPU Memory 4 GB GDDR5 3 GB GDDR5 2 GB GDDR5

Replaces Quadro 5000 Quadro FX 4800 Quadro FX 4600

Quadro 4000 Quadro FX 3800 Quadro FX 3700 Quadro FX 3500

Quadro 2000 Quadro FX 1800 Quadro FX 1700 Quadro FX 1500

PTC Creo and NVIDIA The Strategic Choice

Olimpio [email protected]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/ptc-creo-parametric-2.html

mailto:[email protected]




Recommended Configurations


Configuration – product design Workflows: Design and Engineering Applications: PTC CREO Parametric or CREO Elements Direct – Main Stream ThinkStation P300 Configuration

Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro K2000 2GB of memory K4000 for best performance

CPU: Intel® Xeon® E3-1271V3 (3.60GHz / 4C / 80w ) Memory: 16 to 32 GB ECC memory Storage: 240GB 6Gb/s SSD Plus 2 TB Hybrid Disk Drive 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: PTC CREO Parametric – Large models/PTC CREO Simulate ThinkStation S30 Configuration

Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro K4000 3GB of memory CPU: Intel® Xeon® E5-1660 v2 (6C/3.7GHz/130W) Memory: 32 - 64 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

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The performance for large models



Engineering Simulation Workflows: Simulation Applications: PTC Simulate + Others combined

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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