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SPECapc Releases New Benchmark
for Systems Running 3D Studio MAX
WARRENTON, Va., February 7, 2001 - SPEC/GPC's Application
Performance Characterization (SPECapc) project group today released
the first standardized benchmark for evaluating performance of
systems running 3D Studio MAX R3.1. The benchmark is available
for free downloading on this web site. Initial performance results
are scheduled for posting on this site on February 14.
SPECapc for 3D Studio MAX R3.1 is the first digital content creation
(DCC) benchmark in SPECapc's suite. It was developed exclusively for
SPECapc by CAT Production (www.CAT-zentrum.de),
a German computer animation and special effects studio. The benchmark
contains four scenes reflecting typical uses of 3D Studio MAX R3.1:
- An architectural visualization containing more than a million polygons,
with multiple objects and light sources, glass walls for refraction
and opacity tests, and multiple textures.
- Two particle-system animations with multiple light sources.
- A character animation using NURBS surfaces, inverse kinematics,
multiple light sources and a moving camera.
- A landscape with multiple textures and texture blends.
The new benchmark joins a suite of standardized SPECapc benchmarks
based on Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks and Unigraphics CAD/CAM applications.
The SPECapc group plans to continue updating its benchmarks in concert
with new application versions, including 3D Studio MAX R4. It is also
looking to develop additional benchmarks based on popular DCC, CAD/CAM
and visualization applications.
"We are searching for models and benchmarks available in the public
domain that can be adapted as industry standards," says George Chaltas
of Intel, SPECapc's chair. "We bring to the table the proven SPEC/GPC
methodology, which helps ensure that the resulting benchmarks contain
appropriate graphics workloads and standardized measurement criteria,
review processes and reporting formats."
SPECapc is a project group of the Graphics Performance Characterization
(GPC) Group, which in turn is part of the Standard Performance Evaluation
Corp. (SPEC). SPEC is a non-profit corporation formed to establish,
maintain and endorse a standardized set of relevant benchmarks that
can be applied to the newest generation of high-performance computers.
SPEC's membership includes computer hardware and software vendors, leading
universities, and research facilities worldwide.
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Bob Cramblitt, Erin Hatfield
Cramblitt & Company
919-481-4599
cramco@cramco.com
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