SPECapc^® for Siemens NX 3

The SPECapc^® for UGS NX 3 benchmark resulted from a collaborative effort among the automotive industry, UGS, and the SPECapc committee.

The benchmark was released on March 1, 2006.

The benchmark uses data-intensive models that were donated to SPEC/GPC by the automotive industry. The model of the SUV body contains more than 33,000 display lists and the transmission model comprises 84,000 display lists.

Completely new test sets were designed to exercise functionality and features used in day-to-day NX work. The benchmark generates results for graphics, CPU and disk I/O operations, as well as a composite number for total system performance. Operations tested include loading parts, rotations, zooms, pans, front and back clipping, modifying perspective parameters, full view generation, and different edge modes.

Users must have a 3D graphics display device recognized by UGS NX 3 in order to run the benchmark. A fully licensed, released version of UGS NX3 is required. If a floating license is used, the workstation’s network must be configured as documented in the UGS NX installation guide.

The reference system for computing the normalized ratio is a Dell Precision Workstation 530 MT, with a 2.4GHz Intel Xeon (512KB L2) processor; Intel 860 chipset; NVIDIA QuadroFX 1000 graphics card; 2GB PC800 RDRAM; 4096MB swapfile; 40GB ATA/100 hard drive; and Windows XP, SP2 operating system.

Benchmark Run Rules

The benchmark must be run using build “3.0.3.2” of Unigraphics NX3. Submissions are only accepted on Windows XP Professional SP2 and later.
The script file “%ProgramFiles%\SPECapc\nx3bench\nx3runbench.bat” may be modified to change the directory where the benchmark files are located on the system being tested. If modified, the modified version must be included in the benchmark submission.
The application window must be maximized and all toolbars and the resource bar must be turned off.
NX3’s Fixed Frame Rate feature must be disabled.
The system’s booted configuration as specified in the “boot.ini” file must contain the “/3GB” flag.
The chosen setting for View Frustum Culling must be documented in the Comments field of the “results.txt” file.
The “Disable Line Smooth” option under Preferences>Visualization Performance>General Settings must be unchecked.
All other application settings should be default.
The submission must contain the “nx3result.txt” file as well as the corresponding “nx3result.xls” file generated from running the benchmark. Both of these files may be found in the “results” directory after a successful run of the benchmark. The first section of the “nx3bench.xls” file must be edited to reflect the system configuration.
The directory structure of the submission must be as follows:
…/company-name/system_1/nx3bench/nx3result.txt
…/company-name/system_1/nx3bench/nx3bench.xls
…/company-name/system_1/nx3bench/result.txt
…/company-name/system_1/nx3bench/nx3bench.log
…/company-name/system_1/nx3bench/nx3runbench.bat,if modified, as required by rule c above)
…/company-name/system_2/nx3bench/nx3result.txt
…/company-name/system_2/nx3bench/nx3bench.xls
…/company-name/system_2/nx3bench/result.txt
…/company-name/system_2/nx3bench/nx3bench.log
…/company-name/system_2/nx3bench/nx3runbench.bat, if modified, as required by rule c above)
etc…
The submission file must be named company_apc_nx3bench_vN.zip or company_apc_nx3bench_vN.tar.z where company is the member company or organization name in lower case and vN is the file version (e.g. “sgi_apc_nx3bench_v0.

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