2013 LENOVO CONFIDENTIAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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
• Remote access solutions• AutoCAD LT 60 day trial
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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
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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 E31
ThinkStation C30
Nvidia Quadro K2000
Nvidia Quadro K600
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia Quadro K5000
Nvidia Tesla
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Certification Combinations
5 ThinkStations x 5 Graphics cards x 3 OS x 2(32bit/64Bit) = 150 combinations
XApplications
& Versions
X Graphic Drivers
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Certified Hardware
Often not up-to-date
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Processors
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Processor Trends
1998 1999 2002 2005 2006 2008 2010 2012 20130
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100
150
200
250
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Hi –K Metal Gate Process
Trends• Approaching size limits• Adding Cores & New features• Technologies – Turbo Boost
Nan
omet
ers
22 nm3D transistors1.4 B transistorsImproved Graphics
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Processor Trends
1998 1999 2002 2005 2006 2008 2010 20120
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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:
E32
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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
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SINGLE PROCESSOR
THINKSTATIONS IN THE ENGINEERING MARKET
E SeriesEntry 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
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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
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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
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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
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Desktop Processors Xeon E3 with GraphicsHaswell Processors
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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
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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
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NO ONE DOES RELIABILITY LIKE WE DO
Multi-Channel Cooling
+
Large Diameter Fans
=
More Effective Cooling
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Hyper-Threading vs. Cores
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Cadalyst Comparisons Old vs. New
S20 S30 S30V20.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Total3D2DDiskCPU
CADALYST/AutoCAD 2010 Results
+20%
+32%
+38%+42%
+16%
+23%
S20 ThinkStation S30 ThinkStation S30v2 ThinkStation Xeon W3565 3.2 GHz E5-1620 3.6 GHz E5 – 1620 V2 3.7 GHz4 GB Memory 4 GB Memory 4 GB MemoryNvidia Q2000 Nvidia Q2000 Nvidia K2000Window 64 Bit Window 64 Bit Window 64 Bit Disk Drive 7200 RPM Disk Drive 7200 RPM Disk Drive 7200 RPM
Faster OverallPerformance up to 32%
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0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Load/export/Cre-ate/ModifyRenderingGraphics
Revit Comparisons Old vs. New
Revit 2014 RFO Benchmark
+17%
+40%
+46%
+32%
S20 ThinkStation S30 ThinkStation S30 ThinkStation Xeon W3565 3.2 GHz E5-1660 3.3 GHz E5 – 1660 V2 3.7 GHz4 cores 6 Cores 6 Cores16 GB Memory 16 GB Memory 16 GB MemoryNvidia FX3800 Nvidia Q4000 Nvidia K5000Window 64 Bit Window 64 Bit Window 64 Bit Disk Drive 7200 RPM Disk Drive 7200 RPM Disk Drive 7200 RPM
Faster Performance up to 32%
+21%
+27%
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AutoCAD -- Workstation to PC Compare
E32 ThinkStation WS vs. PCCertified for AutoCAD Not CertifiedXeon E3-1275v3 3.5 GHz Intel i5-4670 3.4 GHzTurbo + Hyper-Threading* Turbo onlyIntel Graphics HD P4600 Intel Graphics HD 4600Windows 7 64 Bit Windows 7 64 Bit7200 RPM SATA Drive 7200 RPM SATA Drive
PC
E32 W
orks
tatio
n0.8
1
1.2
1.4
2D Tests3D TestsOverall
+23%
+11%
+4%
Faster, Certified, ECC memory, 3D excellence, Rendering Power
CADALYST 2012/AutoCAD 2013 Results
* Hyper-Threading speeds up rendering
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Benchmark Video
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Graphics
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Graphic Card Considerations
Processor Memory
101110001111000011100010101010001
Driver
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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
Autodesk Applications
Drew RinkProfessional Solutions Manager
Nvidia
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Robot
Digger
Adept
Big Sky
Titan
Front Loader
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
INVENTOR 2014 LARGE ASSEMBLY MADE FASTER BY QUADRO K SERIES
Certified and reliable drivers for Autodesk Inventor
Large Assembly performance
Anti-aliasing for clean, sharp lines and details
Fast, real-time display of Realistic materials
Performance relative to Quadro 2000 on 2013 vs. Quadro K2000 on 2014Windows 7 64bit, 32Gb RAM, Xeon 3.1Ghz (E5 2687W)
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SHOWCASE 2014 FULLY ACCELERATED WITH QUADROCertified and reliable drivers for Autodesk Showcase
Accelerated visualizationThe better the GPU, the faster the performance
Fully supports import from AutoCAD and Inventor
Performance relative to K600Tests run on Windows 7 64bit, 32Gb RAM, Xeon
3.1Ghz using various interactive operations in Showcase.
K600
K2000
K4000
K5000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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REVIT MADE BETTER WITH QUADROCertified and reliable drivers for Autodesk Revit
Accelerated visualizationPoint Cloud data, for example3D displayAnti-aliasing for clean, sharp lines and details
Fast rendering with 3dsMax with ActiveShade
Image courtesy of CADD Microsystems
Model courtesy of Chipman Design Architecture
CPU
K5000
K20
K5000+K20
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00
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Nvidia Tesla/Maximus
CAD/CAE usage• Analysis• Rendering
GPU technologyRequires application change
Offloads the CPUCalculates/not display
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3dsMax 2014 iRay and Nvidia Tesla Comparisons
Conclusions:1) Tesla is faster than two 10 core
processors plus Hyper-threading.2) Fastest overall is 2 10 core
processors with Hyper-Threading, plus Tesla K20c, plus Nvidia K5000.
3) Or offload your rendering to the K20c and keep working without slowing down.
4) iRay required for Tesla
0
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3dsMax 2014 Scene Rendering with iRay
+398%
+264%
+126%
+37%
D30 ThinkStation Qty 2 Xeon E5 – 2670v2 10 cores 2.5 GHz 32 GB ECC Memory Nvidia K5000 Nvidia K20c Tesla Windows 7 64 Bit 256 Soli State Disk
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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
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Memory
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Memory Sizing
• Enough memory to store your model and application in memory • Typical 8 to 10x saved • Revit is 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
1
4
3
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6
7
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3
4
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6
7
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1st 2nd
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Disks
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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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500GB 7200rpm
SATA 3.5" 3Gb/s AHCI on orange
500GB 7200rpm
SATA 3.5" 6Gb/s AHCI on
red
2TB 7200rpm
SATA 3.5" 6Gb/s
Hybrid on red
600GB 10000rpm SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s on red
450GB 15000rpm SAS 3.5"
6Gb/s Intel SCU
on blue
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2 Disk M...
PassMark V8.0 Testing - Disk Storage
-2.1%-1.3%
+61%
+24.6%+29%
+14.6%
Relative Performance PassMark Rating (and Disk Portion in Red)Higher is better
Storage device
Conclusions:• Performance varies substantially for disk access.• Disk access impacts overall performance• SAS 15,000 rpm is the fastest• Hybrid drive substantially faster than the same speed disk drive.
+74%
+28.3%
Baseline
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500GB 7200rpm
SATA 3.5"
3Gb/s AHCI on orange
500GB 7200rpm SATA 3.5" 6Gb/s AHCI on red
2TB 7200rpm
SATA 3.5" 6Gb/s Hybrid on red
600GB 10000rpm SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s on red
450GB 15000rpm SAS 3.5"
6Gb/s Intel SCU
on blue
0
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60 Boot to Desktop
Velocity Testing - Disk Storage
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52.5
15.4
26.1
17.8
33.4
Relative Performance Velocity Testing ( Boot up times)Time in Seconds
Storage device
Conclusions:• Performance varies substantially for disk access.• Hybrid is the fastest boot to Desktop• SATA 15,000 rpm is the fastest overall boot up.• Hybrid drive substantially faster than the same speed disk drive(appr. 2x).
17.2
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Not Available
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Recommended Configurations
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Concept Design Recommended Configuration Workflows: Concept Applications: Alias Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Showcase, etc.
ThinkStation D30 Configuration Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro K5000 4GB of memory CPU: •2x Intel®Xeon E5-2690 v2 (10C/3.0GHz/130W) Memory: 64 GB ECC memory -- 4 GB DIMMs x 16 slots Storage: 256GB 6Gb/s SSD Plus 1 TB Disk Drive, or Hybrid Drive Visual: ThinkVision 30” LT3053p Monitor
The power and dependability to create
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Configuration – Recommendations Workflows: Design and Engineering Applications: Autodesk Inventor, Revit, AutoCAD (high end users) ThinkStation S30 Configuration
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro K4000 3GB of memory K600 to K2000 for AutoCAD
CPU: Intel® Xeon® E5-1660 v2 (6C/3.7GHz/130W) Memory: 16 to 32 GB ECC memory Storage: Storage: 256GB 6Gb/s SSD Plus 1 TB Disk Drive, or Hybrid Drive Revit -- Ethernet Options 4 1 GB or 10 GB Visual: ThinkVision LT2452p 24-inch IPS Monitor – QTY 2
.
The performance to get done quickly
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Engineering Simulation Workflows: Simulation Applications: ANSYS Multi-physics & Mechanical, Autodesk Simulation (Mold Flow,
Mechanical, CFD,etc.)
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: 256GB 6Gb/s SSD, 1 TB Disk Drive (Qty 2) Visual: ThinkVision LT2452p 24-inch IPS Monitor
Power to try multiple analysis
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Product Design-Basic 2D and 3D Design and model creation with 3D Applications including SolidWorks and Inventor
Enterprise Product DesignParametric 3D design including CATIA, NX and Creo
Concept Design & Simulation- ANSYS Mechanical, Fluent, Simulia, etc.
Price/Performa
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THINKSTATION E32• Intel® Xeon® E3-1240V3 (3.40GHz / 4C / 8M / 1600 / 80w / T / • NVIDIA® Quadro® K2000• 8GB ECC memory (4x2GB)• 250GB SATA HDD• LT2452P 24” ThinkVision Monitor
THINKSTATION E32• Intel® Xeon® E3-1240V3 (3.40GHz / 4C / 8M / 1600 / 80w / T / • NVIDIA® Quadro® K2000• 16 GB ECC memory (4x4GB)• 250GB SATA HDD• LT2452P 24” ThinkVision Monitor
THINKSTATION D30• 2x Intel®Xeon E5-2643 v2(6C/3.5GHz/130W)• NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000• 64 GB ECC memory (8x8GB)• Qty 2 256GB 6Gb/s SSD• 1 TB SATA HDD• Qty 1 ThinkVision 30” LT3053p Monitor
Main Stream
THINKSTATION S30• Intel® Xeon® E5-1650 v2 (6C/3.5GHz/130W)• NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000• 16GB ECC memory (4x4GB)• 256GB 6Gb/s SSD • QTY 2 ThinkVision LT2452P 24” Monitor
THINKSTATION S30• Intel® Xeon® E5-1660 v2 (6C/3.7GHz/130W• NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000• 16GB ECC memory (4x4GB)• 256GB 6Gb/s SSD• 500GB SATA HDD• QTY 2 ThinkVision LT2452P 24” Monitor
THINKSTATION D30•2x Intel®Xeon E5-2690 v2 (10C/3.0GHz/130W)• NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000• Nvidia Tesla (where supported by applications)• 128 GB ECC memory (8x16 GB)• Qty 2 256GB 6Gb/s SSD• 1 TB SATA HDD• Qty 1 ThinkVision 30” LT3053p Monitor
Main Stream
Plus
THINKSTATION D30• 2x Intel®Xeon E5-2643 v2 (6C/3.5GHz/130W)• NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000• 32GB ECC memory (8x4 GB)• Qty 2 256GB 6Gb/s SSD • 500GB SATA HDD• ThinkVision 30” LT3053p Monitor
THINKSTATION D30• 2x Intel®Xeon E5-2643 v2(6C/3.5GHz/130W)• NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000• 32GB ECC memory (8x4 GB)• Qty 2 256GB 6Gb/s SSD• 500GB SATA HDD• Qty 2 ThinkVision 30” LT3053p Monitor
THINKSTATION D30• 2x Intel®Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C/2.7GHz/130W)• NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000• Qty 2 Nvidia Tesla (where supported by applications)• 128 GB ECC memory (8x16 GB)• Qty 2 256GB 6Gb/s SSD• Qty 2 1 TB SATA HDD• RAID• Qty 1 ThinkVision 30” LT3053p Monitor
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATIONS
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Respondents reported on their experience with a total of more than 500,000 workstations, 92% of which were desktop workstations.• Respondents were asked if they documented repair rates, or if their reported rates were estimated.o Only documented repair rates were used in calculations of repair rates.
Lenovo workstations had lower than top vendor average repair rates in all three years represented in this study, • leading to 23% fewer interruptions in the first year of ownership, •19% in the second year,• and 36% in the third year.
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New Technologies
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Remote Access
Lenovo Remote Solutions
Have it your way!• Citrix• Teradici• Splash Top
When Remote Access is business critical
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Remote Connections with Teradici
• Remote access• Remote office• Subcontract• Work from home
• Centralized workstations
ThinkStation C30
Thin Client & Monitor
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Wireless/Wired Router
D30ThinkStation
Citrix XenServer 6.2
Virtual Machine #1
InventorWindows 7 64-bit
Virtual Machine #2
Citrix License Server
Windows 7 64 Bit
Active Directory
Windows Server 2008 R2
XenDesktop Delivery Controller
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8 64-bit
Citrix Virtual Desktop Agent
ThinkStation D30
Remote Connections with Citrix
Lenovo Helix
Lenovo Helix11.6-inch, 1920-by-1080 pixel multi-touch display• Intel i5 or i7• HD 4000 Graphics• up to 8 GB memory• 256 GB disk
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Splash Top Remote Solutions
Splash Top Remote Software
ThinkStation S30SolidWorks
Tiny DesktopSplash Top Remote
ThinkStation 32 SFFSplash Top Server
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SPLASHTOP: PURE SOFTWARE SOLUTION
Splashtop Personal version
PUBLIC cloud: Amazon cloud,
Ali cloud,etc
Matching Client & Streamer user info: User Email account / Password
PRIVATE cloudCorporate
inside servers
Splashtop Enterprise version
CLIENT SOFTWARESTREAMERSOFTWARE
CLOUD SOFTWARERELAY SERVER
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Win7 Screenshot
Win7 Desktop IconsAutoCAD LT launch process
Loading page AutoCAD statement page
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Win7 Screenshot
Win7 Desktop Icons
AutoCAD LT in Start Menu
AutoCAD LT launch process
You an choose to “Activate” or “Try” AutoCAD on this page
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