autodesku 2014, ac8177: mobile workstation tips, tricks & technologies
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AU Show Special Deals
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P300 ThinkStation P500 ThinkStation W540 Mobile Workstation
THINKSTATION P300 • Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1241 v3(3.50GHz, 4 Cores, 8MB Cache)• Windows 7 Pro preloaded withWindows 8 Pro license• 8GB Non-ECC DDR3 Memory (2x4GB)• 1TB/7200rpm SATA HDD• NVIDIA® Quadro® K620 Graphics
Price: $1099
THINKSTATION P500• Intel® Xeon® processor E5-1620 v3(3.50GHz, 4 Cores, 10MB Cache)• Windows 7 Pro preloaded withWindows 8 Pro license• 8GB ECC DDR4 Memory (2x4GB)• 1TB/7200rpm SATA HDD• NVIDIA® Quadro® K2200 Graphics
Price: $1999
THINKPAD W540• Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ processor (2.7GHz 4 cores)• Windows 7 Pro preloaded withWindows 8 Pro license• 8GB ECC DDR3 Memory (2x4GB)• 1x500GB/7200rpm HDD• NVIDIA® Quadro® K1100M
Price: $1799
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Key Learning Objectives
Know the basics of Mobile Workstation components
Tell the difference between a standard laptop and a mobile workstation
Speak to the current and future technologies of Mobile Workstations
Know how to identify the right configuration for your needs
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MWS = Mobile Workstation
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Computer Components
Motherboard: main Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
CPU: Central Processing Unit – the computer’s brain aka: the Processor
Chipset: Integrated Circuit between CPU, RAM & Peripherals
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More Computer Components
GPU: Graphics Processing Unit – an image computer
Storage: permanent data repository HDD: spinning hard drive
SSD: solid state
Memory or RAM: temporary data repository
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Computer Slots
SD Card Reader SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC
Sizes up to 64GB
SmartCard Reader Use in place of passwords, very secure
Primarily used by US Gov’t and popular in EMEA
Express Card 34/54 PCI slot in either 34mm or 54mm width
Can be used to add additional ports
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Computer Ports
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1. USB: Universal Serial Bus (Type A)
2. VGA: Video Graphics Array
3. HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface
4. mDP: mini-DisplayPort
5. Thunderbolt
6. Ethernet
7. Headphone/Mic Combo
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MWS Differentiation Attributes
They have the…. Most Powerful mobile processors
Fastest & Largest storage device/s
Highest Resolution Screens
Most memory – up to 2x what a standard notebook can hold
Tend to be thicker & heavier than standard notebooks Need space to dissipate large amounts of heat from CPU & GPU
High Output Power Supplies Power hungry components needs lots of power
Battery life tends to be lower Just can’t cram a big enough battery in the machine with those high performance
components
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How is a MWS different?
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Component Desktop WS Mobile WSStandardNotebook
CPU 1 or 2 @ up to 18 cores 1 @ up to 2 or 4 cores 1 @ 2 cores
GPU Multiple Discrete Single Discrete Integrated
Memory Up to 1TB Up to 32GB Up to 16GB
Storage Up to 14 drives Up to 2 drives 1 drive
Expansion Multiple & varied Docking Limited; Docking
Ports Multiple & varied Docking Limited; Docking
Autodesk Certified Yes Yes No
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The CPU
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Moore’s Law – Gordon Moore 1965 Transistor density will double every two years…..until it can’t
Maybe 10 years until the law breaks down
$380B chip industry
Need new materials and manufacturing techniques Carbon nano-tubes
Graphene
Group III-V Materials – Indium Arsenide; Gallium Arsenide
New types of CPUs Quantum Tunneling
Parallelism
Photonics
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Which CPU is right for you?
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Does your application utilize multiple cores? Single Threaded (CAD) vs Mutli-Threaded (Rendering, Analysis)
What is the user experience actually like? More cores doesn’t always mean better experience
Budget vs Needs?
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The GPU
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A specialized processing unit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display
What’s the difference between a GPU and a CPU? CPU is serial while GPU is parallel
See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/what-is-gpu-computing.html#sthash.AWe95yma.dpuf
Frame Buffer or VRAM 1GB-2GB for 15”
1GB-4GB for 17”
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GPU Variations & Specs
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Attribute Quadro K1100M Quadro K2100M Quadro K620M
NVIDIA Cuda Cores 384 576 384
GPU VRAM 2GB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5 2GB DDR3
Memory Interface 128-bit 128-bit 64-bit
Memory Bandwidth 44.8 GB/s 48.0 GB/s 14.4GB/s
ECC(Error Correcting Code)
No No No
PCI-Express Gen3 Gen3 Gen3
Platform Form Factor 15.6” 15.6” 15.6”
Max Power Consumption(TGP)
45W 55W 25W
Optimus Technology Yes Yes Yes
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NVIDIA K620M Benchmarks
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W550s K620M Performance vs. W540 K1100M and K2100MRunning SPECviewperf12 - Higher is better
W550s K620M
W540 K2100M
W540 K1100M
GPU Application Performance is Stellar!
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Which flavor of GPU?
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Gaming – shorter lifecycle, not optimized for workflows, not ISV certified
Lack of ISV cert means some feature of app’s won’t work
Often not made by the OEM
Example: NVIDIA GeForce
Professional – longer lifecycle, optimized for workflows, ISV certified
Drivers highly optimized for various ISV apps
Better multi-monitor support
Example: NVIDIA Quadro
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Memory
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Memory Generally more is better – file sizes getting bigger
Has big effect on overall computer performance
Small size than desktop DIMM
Here comes DDR4 (Double Data Rate) 2x density, lower power, faster
ECC – Error Correcting Code Correctable errors caused by Gamma Rays penetrating the earth
Often change a single digit which goes undetected
Single digit can make a big difference
4.800m = 1001011000000
5.824m = 1011011000000
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Display Technologies
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Pixels, pixels, pixels….and would you like some more pixels? More isn’t always better - know what your OS supports
“DPI (Dots per inch) aware” – know what your apps support
Future proofing – will you migrate OS or upgrade to new version of apps?
Resolution Confusion Would you like that in HD, HD+, FHD
FHD++, QHD or UHD? 3k? 4k?
LCD Panel Types TN – Twisted Nematic - WVA
IPS – In Plane Switching
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Display Technologies Continued
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Panel Size vs Pixel Count Smaller panel but higher pixel count will get you smaller pixels More resolution but watch out for font & menu sizes
Pixel Count vs Performance/frame rate More pixels takes more CPU/GPU cycles Hi-rez panels can slow down a machine
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Color Matters
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Try to memorize this color
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Which color was it?
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I didn’t get it right either
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Color Accuracy & Calibration
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Color can vary slightly from panel to panel; from the same batch
Panels change over time, dimmer, color temperature changes Calibration at the factory is good for only so long
Content creators & designers need accurate color all the time every time
Routine calibration ensures accuracy for the life of the panel
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Touch Panels & Pens
Touch panels are becoming more popular Almost all touch panels today are capacitive
Most offer 5 points of contact, 10 points isn’t uncommon
Pen input is gaining traction in mainstream Digitizer is a layer on the LCD and uses a passive pen
Active pen is a powered pen that a touch screen can use
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Video Ports
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VGA – Video Graphics Array Been around since 1987 and won’t be around much longer
DVI – Digital Video Interface First popular digital connection and being replaced by HDMI and mDP
HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface Popular in Consumer, but growing in corporate
Can carry hi-res video (up to 4k), multichannel audio and even Ethernet
Mini DisplayPort (mDP) Exclusively in corporate space
Can carry hi-res video (up to 4k), multichannel audio
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Storage Types
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HDD – Hard Disk Drive Highest capacity, slowest read/write speeds, use most power
More prone to failure ~500k hrs
2.5”, 7mm
SSD - Solid State Drive No moving parts and getting to larger capacities, less power draw
Much lower failure rates ~1.2M hrs
2.5”, 7mm
M.2 Like a stick of memory, capacities like SSD, less power draw
2242, 2280 (mm)
Can be SATA or PCIe interface
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Storage Continued
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SATA Gen3 @ 6Gb/s
SSDs can move faster, so an upgrade was in order
PCIe Gen2 x2, x4; Gen3 x2, x4
Faster than SATA
Speeds go way up – 32Gb/s
Improves user experience Boot times
App launch times
App speed
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Networking Methods
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Wired aka Ethernet
Cat 5/e cable
1Gb/s (Gigabit) Speed
Wireless a/b/g/n/ac…..ad; WiGig (60GHz @ 7Gbps)
WiGig allows for Wireless Docking
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Mobile 3G/4G
LTE/LTE-A
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Thunderbolt
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Connection to peripherals that combines PCIe, mDP and DC (power) Co-Developed by Intel & Apple
Two versions out now V1 – 10Gb/s bi-directional
V2 – 20Gb/s single channel
V3 – 40Gb/s (coming next year)
Adoption has been slow, but picking up RAID arrays
External storage
Monitors
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USB Types
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Type – A/B v2.0 – Hi-Speed – 280Mb/s
v3.0 – Super Speed – 4Gb/s – over 14x faster
Type – C (coming next year) v3.1 – Super Speed + / 7.2Gb/s – 67% faster
New smaller reversible connector
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Chassis Materials
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Plastic PC-ABS; Thickest, heaviest and least expensive
Metal Aluminum – light weight and fairly strong
Magnesium Alloy – lighter & stronger than Al
Glass Fiber Light & Strong – good for WiFi signals
Carbon Fiber Lightest & Strongest but also the most expensive
Typically set in a polymer or plastic (CFRP)
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Fingerprint Reader
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Apple Touch ID brought this technology to the mainstream
Been on laptops for years
Swipe or touch types
Used rather than entering a password
Typically encrypted and very secure
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Mil-Spec Methods
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HUMIDITY
VIBRATION
LOW TEMPERATURE
MECHANICAL SHOCK
HIGH TEMPERATURE
ALTITUDE
SAND
EXTREME TEMPS
Relative humidity of 91-98% at 20 to 60°C
-20℃ for over 72 hours +30 to +60°C over 7 x 24 hour cycles
140 mesh silica dust for 6 hour cycles
Multiple tests while running and turned off
High acceleration and repeated shock pulses over 18 times
Tests operation at 15,000 feetwhile running
-20°C to 60°C over 3 cyclesof 2 hour duration
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Mil-Spec Continued
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SOLAR RADIATION FUNGUS SALT FOG
3 & 4 24-hour cycles of controlled simulated solar radiation
(2 procedures)
28 Days 48 hours
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The Age of the Dongle
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An adapter to convert one type of connector to another HDMI to VGA
mDP to VGA or HDMI or DVI
Can also be for USB to Ethernet or VGA or DVI
You’re going to need them for the foreseeable future
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Behold the Docking Station
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Device that allows to connect your machine to multiple monitors & peripherals without a giant mess of cables
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Decisions, Decisions
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CPU Dual or Quad Core
GPU Number of cores and size of VRAM
Memory More is generally better, within reason
Can you add more later?
Drives HDD, SSD, M.2 (SATA or PCIe)
Display DPI aware OS & apps
Future proof
Ports & Docking Does it have what you need?
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Which chassis size is right for you?
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Different size chassis offer different configuration possibilities
14”, 15”, or 17” Be careful to note what features are available on what chassis
GPU Note that some chassis max out at VRAM size; i.e. 15” @ 2GB, 17” @ 4GB
Screen/pixel density Small panel size with massive pixel count makes for pico-pixels
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Recommendations
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ApplicationProcessor
CoresGPU Memory Display
AutoCAD Dual K620M 16GB 3k
Revit Quad K2100M 32GB 3k
3dsMax Quad K2100M 32GB 3k
Inventor Quad K2100M 32GB 3k
Maya Quad K2100M 32GB 3k
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That’s all folks
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