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SPECapc* for Maya* 2009 (CPU composite)

SPECapc* for Maya* 2009 (CPU composite)

Benchmark description

SPECapc* for Maya* 2009 contains a major new workload—an animated toy store scene donated by AMD—as well as upgrades to the workloads found in SPECapc for Maya 6.5. Nearly 40 individual tests are run on five workload models to reflect the processes used to model, animate, and render scenes in Autodesk Maya 2009. A particular emphasis is placed on testing performance for large texture sizes and multiple viewports. Individual test scores are compiled by the benchmark into composite scores for graphics, CPU, and I/O performance, then factored into an overall composite score. Composite scores are normalized against a reference system for a "bigger-is-better" measurement.

Please see www.spec.org for more information on the workloads.

Configuration details SPECapc* for Maya* 2009 (CPU composite)

Benchmarks: SPECapc* for Maya* 2009

Baseline configuration and score on benchmark: Intel® Software Development Platform D3CA2 with one Intel® Xeon® processor W3580 (3.33GHz, 8MB L3 Cache,6.4GT/s QPI,D0 stepping, 130W TDP, HT enabled, Turbo enabled, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology enabled, C1E enabled), BIOS version SOX5810J.86A.4849.2010.0112.0827, 12GB (3x4GB DDR3-1333 ECC UDIMM) memory, one NVIDIA* Quadro* FX5800, NVIDIA* graphic driver version 191.78 (using Autodesk Maya Settings, vertical sync off), one 22" CRT display (1920x1200, 32bit color quality, 75Hz), one 74GB 10000RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s hard disk, Microsoft* Windows XP* Professional x64 Edition SP2 OS. Source: Intel internal testing as of January 2010. Score: CPU Composite-3.63.

New configuration and score on benchmark: Intel® Software Development Platform D3CA2 with one Intel® Xeon® processor W3680 (3.33GHz, 12MB L3 Cache, 6.4GT/s QPI, B0 stepping, 130W TDP, HT enabled, Turbo enabled, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology enabled, C1E enabled), BIOS version SOX5810J.86A.4849.2010.0112.0827, 12GB (3x4GB DDR3-1333 ECC UDIMM) memory, one NVIDIA* Quadro* FX5800, NVIDIA* graphic driver version 191.87 (using Autodesk Maya Settings, vertical sync off), one 22" CRT display (1920x1200, 32bit color quality, 75Hz), one 74GB 10000RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s hard disk, Microsoft* Windows XP* Professional x64 Edition SP2 OS. Source: Intel internal testing as of January 2010. Score: CPU Composite-3.87.

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8. SPECompM* results on Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based server were obtained using 16 OpenMP threads over two sockets; on Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series-based server 8 OpenMP threads over two sockets were used. For more information see the detailed HPC section.