SPECapc^® for Solidworks 2021 Benchmark

The SPECapc^® for Solidworks^® 2021 benchmark, released on February 17, 2021, is performance evaluation software for vendors and users of computing systems running Solidworks 2021 CAD/CAM software on Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit platforms.

Major new features in the new SPECapc for Solidworks 2021 benchmark include:

• Testing under the Solidworks 2021 enhanced graphics interface.
• Two CPU tests for file conversion and simulation.
• Tests that exercise the 2D drafting mode within Solidworks.

The SPECapc for Solidworks 2021 benchmark includes 10 models and 50 tests exercising a full range of graphics and CPU functionality. Model sizes range from 392 MB to 2.3 GB in memory.  The following models are included in the benchmark:

• Audi R8 (car) — 715 MB in memory, exercising graphics and Visualize CPU ray tracing
• Black owl (desktop computer) — 1.15 GB in memory, exercising graphics and Visualize CPU ray tracing
• Digger (backhoe) — 464 MB in memory, exercising graphics and Visualize CPU ray tracing
• Ferrari (car) — 533 MB in memory, exercising graphics and Visualize CPU ray tracing
• Jet engine — 665 MB in memory, exercising graphics and Visualize CPU ray tracing
• Menjac (motor assembly) — 514 MB in memory, exercising graphics
• Motor — 392 MB in memory, exercising graphics
• SpaceShipCrawler (NASA Crawler Transporter Model*) — 2.3 GB in memory, exercising graphics
• Super car (gullwing door) — 822 MB in memory, exercising graphics
• Tesla tower — 495 MB in memory, exercising graphics