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S4869 - Configuring Workstation Performance to the Max!

Don Maynard Sr. Product Manager - Dell

Scott Hamilton Vertical Market Strategist – Dell

2 Precision Product Group

Requirements - The Professional User Making the right system configuration choices

• Project demands and schedules are not getting any simpler

• Applications need to help users keep up with that demand

• But equally important is the hardware they run on

• Quality and stability are key to eliminate downtime

• World class performance to meet today’s challenges

• Many products are developed for workstation hardware


Requirements - Return on Investment

• Average Salary = $81,600

• Full loaded cost approximately $120,000

• 10 % gain in productivity = $12,000 / year savings

Salary Survey: Fighting Flat Salaries with Effective Training

http://machinedesign.com/article/salary-survey-fighting-flat-salaries-with-effective-training-0420


Requirements - The Economic Value of Rapid Response Time

• What is it? – Sub second response time =

dramatic increase in productivity – Train of thought - “in the flow”

• Benefits – Substantial cost savings – Improved individual productivity – Shortened project schedules – Faster time to market – Less physical prototypes and testing – Increased product quality

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http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/jelliott/evrrt.html


Requirements - Workstation Design

• Powerful system level performance for processing and increased multitasking

• Optimal performance when running both single and multi-threaded applications

• System dependability and stability (longer life cycles, 3yr support)

• Unlocking the potential of professional grade 2D & 3D graphics – OpenGL, Direct X, GPGPU

• Professional grade application certification is key to performance and peace of mind

• Outstanding storage performance and availability

• Fast problem resolution thanks to trained technical support with ProSupport


Workload: Workstation application usage archetypes Choosing the right CPU(s) is important

• Workstation application usages typically fall into one of two categories:

Interactive

Heavy user interaction

Modeling, manipulation, editing, annotating, etc.

Performance typically scales with CPU frequency and/or GPU class

Computational

Little user interaction

Set up a model, load a data set, press a button and go get coffee

Performance typically scales with CPU core count, frequency, cache, memory

GPGPUs for certain highly parallel apps


Workload: Typical Workload Characteristics Optimizing the system config to maximize productivity

CPU Turbo Frequency

CPU Core Count

CPU L3 Cache Size

GPU RenderingPerformance

GPU ComputationalPerforamnce

GPU Memory Capacity

GPU Memory Speed

Storage RandomPerformance

Storage SequentialPerformance

Memory Capacity

Memory Speed

Memory Latency

Interactive

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CPU – Performance Single Core Intel Xeon Processor Stack

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E5-2650 v22.6 -> 3.4

GHz8 cores

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E5-2670 v22.5 -> 3.3

GHz10 cores

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E5-2695 v22.4 -> 3.2

GHz12 cores

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E5-2680 v22.8 -> 3.6

GHz10 cores

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E5-2637 v23.5 -> 4.2

GHz4 cores

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CPU - Intel® Turbo Boost Runs the CPU at higher frequencies

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Key Takeaway

Turbo Boost can provide the best of both single and multi-threaded performance


Graphics – Interactive + GPGPU Graphics and Compute

• Certified and reliable drivers

• Accelerated visualization – Point Cloud data, for example – 3D display – Anti-aliasing for clean, sharp lines and details

Fast rendering with GPGPU

Create the fastest photorealistic rendering

Enhanced active shade interactive ray tracing in real-time

Image courtesy of CADD Microsystems

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Storage - Getting the most out of the storage subsystem

• Simplistic view of desirable storage improvements:

– Higher sequential read throughput shorter load times higher productivity

– Higher sequential write throughput shorter save times higher productivity

– Higher random IOPs faster incremental updates higher interactivity


Storage - PCMark 7 Storage Scores

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235.19% 255.58%

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PCMark 7 Score (Relative)

HDD 320/5.4 HDD 500/7.2 Hybrid 500/8/5.4 Hybrid 500/32/5.4 Hybrid 1000/8/5.4 SSHD 1000/32/5.4 SSD 512

Key Takeaway

The hybrid drives outperform both HDDs in PCMark 7, despite a 5400RPM rotational speed

1000/8/5.4 means 1TB plus 8GB cache and 5400RPM


Storage - CrystalDiskMark - Read Throughput

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HDD 320/5.4 HDD 500/7.2 SSHD 500/8/5.4 SSHD 500/32/5.4 SSHD 1000/8/5.4 1000/32/5.4

Key Takeaway

SSDs far out perform other drive types

Hybrid drives Can be a good compromise for speed and capacity

NOTE: The SSD was removed from this chart because the bars are so high (7000% to 70000%) that they make the others unreadable


Storage - CrystalDiskMark – Write Throughput

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HDD 320/5.4 HDD 500/7.2 SSHD 500/8/5.4 SSHD 500/32/5.4 SSHD 1000/8/5.4 1000/32/5.4

Key Takeaway

SSDs far out perform other drive types

The hybrid drives outperform both HDDs except in the case of 4K Random Reads with a low queue depth, where they easily outperforms 5400 and are close to the 7200

NOTE: The SSD was removed from this chart because the bars are so high (13000% to 35000%) that they make the others unreadable


Dell Workstation Component Selector - Processor


Dell Workstation Component Selector - Memory


Dell Workstation Component Selector – Graphics / GPGPU


Dell Workstation Component Selector - Storage


Dell Workstation Component Selector - Monitors


Dell Precision Fixed Workstation Lineup

T7610 Full Tower

T5610 Mid-Tower

T3610 Mid-Tower

T1700 Mini-Tower / SFF

# CPUs 1/2 1/2 1 1

CPU type Xeon E5-2600v2 12/10/8/6/4

Cores Xeon E5-2600v2 10/8/6/4 Cores

Xeon E5-1600v2 4 / 6 Cores

Intel Core i3*, i5, i7 / Xeon E3-1200v3

Max memory 512GB 128GB 128GB 32GB

Max power for graphics

675W 300W 300W MT: 150W / SFF: 75W

Hard drives four 3.5” / eight 2.5” three 3.5” / four 2.5” three 3.5” / four 2.5” MT: three 3.5” / four 2.5” SFF: one 3.5” / two 2.5”


Dell Precision Mobile Workstation Lineup

M3800 M4800 M6800

Description Breakthrough mobility, workstation capability Exceptional portability and performance Fixed workstation capability in a mobile

form factor

Display size 15.6” 15.6” 17.3”

CPU type Quad core Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5, i7 and i7 Extreme Edition Intel Core i5, i7 and i7 Extreme Edition

Max memory 16GB 32GB 32GB

Graphics NVIDIA Quadro K1000M (2GB) AMD FirePro M4100 (2GB)

NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2GB) NVIDIA Quadro K2100M (2GB)

AMD FirePro M6100 (2GB) NVIDIA Quadro K3100M (2GB) NVIDIA Quadro K4100M (4GB) NVIDIA Quadro K5100M (8GB)

Display FHD, QHD+, Touch HD, FHD, QHD+ HD+, FHD, Touch

Storage devices 3 3 4


R7610 P25/P45

Description Bringing unmatched Workstation Performance to the Datacenter for remoting or virtualization Description

Zero Client sits on desk with mouse, monitor and keyboard

# CPUs 1/2 Displays 1 - 4 displays

CPU type Xeon E5-2600v2 12/10/8/6/4 Cores Protocol PCoIP

Max memory 512GB

Max power for graphics 675W

4 cards

Hard drives Six 2.5”

Dell Precision Rack Workstation Lineup

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/superview.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&xdb=Z2xvYmFsOnByb2R1Y3RzOnByZWNuOmZsYXNoOnByZWNpc2lvbi1yNTUwMCNyZWdpb24=&pageoverride=gallery_view1&modaltype=box&position=center&ovrcolor=gray&modalwidth=850&modalheight=550&modaltype=box&position=center&ovrcolor=gray&modalwidth=850&modalheight=550


Split Chassis

Front Accessible Hard Drives

Tool-free, Externally Accessible

Power Supply

Solid aluminum handles

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Dell Innovations


DPPO – Dell Precision Performance Optimizer A new way to optimize productivity

• Automatic Performance Tuning

• System Maintenance

• Tracking & Reporting


DPPO - Impressive performance gains

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M6700 (Integrated) Overallcomposite

M6700 SPECapc SolidWorksBenchmark Shaded

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PTC Creo 2.0 Autodesk Maya SolidWorks 2012

Note: Test results are a geo-meaned sample of optimized configuration compared to factory-installed default settings. Benchmarks are industry standard applications using SPEC committee benchmarks.

PTC Creo 2.0 SolidWorks 2012 SolidWorks 2012


Dell Reliable Memory Technology (RMT) A new exclusive Dell patented technology that maximizes uptime by eliminating virtually all memory errors.

Available on the T7600, T5600 and T3600 (when configured with ECC memory)

Healthy system

Hard memory error

Dell RMT notates error System reboot

Dell RMT maps out bad memory


Summary

• Professionals demand real-time performance that only professional workstations and graphics can provide

• Good choices = great ROI

• Use tools available for selecting the right workstation – Dell Workstation Advisor – Dell Precision Workstations – Dell Solution Centers

http://www.dell.com/wsadvisor

http://www.dell.com/precision

http://www.dell.com/solutioncenters


Workstation Virtualization Class

• Thursday - 16:00

• Explore Dell Wyse Datacenter's Graphics Options for Virtual Desktop Computing (Presented by Dell)

• Room 210F


Next Steps

• Come see us at booth #721


How to justify the right system


Return on Investment – do the Math

• Assumptions – Additional investment = $1,675 – Labor Cost (L) = $7,583 / month

($70K annual salary + 30% overhead )

– Productivity Gain (g) = 10%

• Benefits – Break even ~ 5 months – ROI 236% for first year – $8,273 labor savings in first year

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– = $689 / month


Return on Investment – Upgraded System

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• Assumptions – Additional investment = $1,675 – Labor Cost = $7,000 / month – Productivity Gain = 10%

• Benefits – < 3 Month ROI – ROI ~460% for first year – $7,636 labor savings in first year


Return on Investment – Full System

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• Assumptions – Initial investment = $10,000 – Labor Cost = $7,583 / month – Productivity Gain = 15%

• Benefits – 10 Month ROI – $24,000 labor savings in 24

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