The SPECapc® for Pro/ENGINEER 2001 benchmark uses a complex model of a race car assembly to exercise all areas of system performance relevant to Pro/ENGINEER users. The race car model was provided by PTC, developers of the Pro/ENGINEER application. Eight tests are run to measure performance in five categories: CPU, I/O, wireframe graphics, shaded graphics, and file time. Scores are compiled for individual tests, then calculated as weighted composites for each of the five categories and as an overall composite.
The benchmark was released on July 24, 2002.
Users must have a 3D graphics display device recognized by Pro/ENGINEER in order to run the benchmark. A fully licensed, released version of Pro/ENGINEER 2001 is required. If a floating license is used, the workstation’s network must be configured as documented in the Pro/ENGINEER installation guide.
The results for the SPECapc for Pro/ENGINEER 2001 benchmark cannot be compared to those of previous versions of the benchmark.
The benchmark was developed in conjunction with Cognitive Advantage, a Nashua, N.H., contract software engineering and performance evaluation firm.