Overclockers RENDA PW-E7F Workstation Review

1. Introduction2. RENDA PW-E7F3. Testing Methodology4. Cinebench R155. SPECviewperf 126. SPECapc for 3ds Max 20157. SPECapc for SolidWorks 20138. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

SPECapc for 3ds Max 2015 is performance evaluation software for systems running Autodesk 3ds Max 2015. The benchmark was introduced on August 13, 2014. The benchmark requires that users have a working version of 3ds Max 2015 with Service Pack 1 applied.SPECapc for 3ds Max 2015 contains 48 tests for comprehensive measurement of modeling, interactive graphics, visual effects, CPU and GPU performance.

Features in the latest SPECapc benchmark are keyed to upgrades in 3ds Max 2015, including new DirectX 11 shaders and vector maps, Nitrous viewport enhancements, and new dynamics and visual effects. The benchmark also improves run-to-run consistency and results reporting.

Benchmark results are derived by taking the total number of seconds to run each test and nomalizing it based on a reference machine, in this case a Dell Precision 690 workstation with 2.0-GHz Intel Xeon 5130 processor, 4 x 4GB FB-DIMM DDR2 SDRAM (ECC) memory, NVIDIA Quadro Q600 graphics card, and Western Digital 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive. The normalization process ensures a scoring system where a bigger score is better. Composite scores are reported for CPU, GPU and large-model (city scene) performance.

The benchmark can be run at 4k and HD resolutions, and at different anti-aliasing levels: 0xAA (default), 2x, 4x, and 8x AA, although we performed all tests at the default setting.

For the Large Model Composite test, clock speed is king, and so the PC Specialist system's 4.4GHz frequency gives it a slight edge over the RENDA system's 4.2GHz. However, once the graphics comes into play with the GPU Composite Score, the RENDA system pulls away, and the CPU Composite Score is even more impressive.

If you're looking for a workstation to run Autodesk's 3ds Max 2015 on, the RENDA PW-E7F will fit the bill very nicely indeed.

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