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Session 3: Engineering Computing

Benchmarking Engineering Workstation Performance

This presentation focuses on hardware performance gains in computer-aided design software. The testing is specific to SOLIDWORKS, but overall data performance deltas are expected to be similar in other CAD systems. For the past six years, the presenter has conducted thousands of benchmarking studies—over 250,000 runs in total.

This extensive data collection allows him to analyze key hardware components and their impact on SOLIDWORKS performance. Through strong partnerships with hardware suppliers such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, Dell, Lenovo, and Boxx, we have been able to test trending hardware including, but not limited to Intel Pro processors (with P-cores & E-cores), AMD Threadripper processors, NVIDIA Ampere and Ada graphics cards, AMD Radeon Pro graphics cards, and various workstation set-ups. The intent is to educate CAD users, specifically SOLIDWORKS users, about the importance of hardware selection and the impact this has on overall performance.

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Speaker/Presenter:

Bryan Pawlak, Senior Application Engineer, Strategic Solutions, Goengineer

Bryan has been an Elite Application Engineer in the SOLIDWORKS reseller channel since 2006 and has presented for many years at 3DExpereince World. Over the last six years, he has spent an extensive amount of time running nearly 250,000 benchmarks on the best hardware the market has to offer. Over the last several years, he has built up relationships with several hardware vendors and with key SOLIDWORKS technical personnel. Bryan continues to publish blog articles, whitepapers, videos, and webinars to educate the SOLIDWORKS community about the importance of selecting the correct hardware to maximize performance.


Moderator: Kenneth Wong

Senior Editor
Digital Engineering

About Velocity Micro

Velocity Micro is the premier high-performance innovator of consumer technology and electronics in North America. Since being officially founded in 1997, Velocity Micro's expertly crafted products have won over 60 Editors' Choice awards for their stunning design, innovative engineering, remarkable performance, and impeccable craftsmanship.

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500 Southlake Blvd
Richmond, Virginia, 23236

Velocity Micro Resources

If your projects are being bottlenecked by inefficient and ineffectual PC hardware, Velocity Micro’s professional class workstations can directly accelerate your workflows  to make your team more efficient. Download this doc to learn more.



Engineering Computing Resources

Rescale’s Software-Defined Approach to Modernizing Science and Engineering Computing

Reducing barriers to entry with cloud-based solutions. Cloud-based solutions are helping to break down barriers to entry for even the smallest teams.

Breaking down common misconceptions about cloud-based HPC solutions.


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