Press Releases from 2024
News direct from SPEC’s press releases. Each headline below links to the full press release copy.
SPEC Delivers Major SPECworkstation 4.0 Benchmark Update, Adds AI/ML Workloads December 5, 2024 GAINESVILLE, Va., December 5, 2024 — The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPECworkstation 4.0 benchmark, a major update to SPEC’s comprehensive tool designed to measure all key aspects of workstation performance. This significant upgrade from version 3.1 incorporates cutting-edge features to keep pace with the latest workstation hardware and the evolving demands of professional applications, including the increasing reliance on data analytics, AI and machine learning (ML).
SPEC Delivers New SPECapc for Solidworks 2024 Benchmark May 14, 2024 GAINESVILLE, Va., May 14, 2024 — The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPECapc for Solidworks 2024 benchmark, an update to SPEC’s performance evaluation software for vendors and users of computing systems running Dassault Systèmes Solidworks 2024 CAD/CAM software.
“As Dassault Systèmes improves Solidworks every year, SPEC is committed to keeping the SPECapc for Solidworks benchmark aligned with the latest features and capabilities,” said SPECapc Chair Jessica Heerboth.
SPEC Updates PTDaemon Interface to Meet Evolving Industry Requirements GAINESVILLE, Va., Feb. 22,2024 — The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced it has released a new version of the PTDaemon interface, the software that allows power measurement devices to be incorporated into performance evaluation software. PTDaemon greatly simplifies power and temperature benchmarking with SPEC benchmarks, eliminating the need to understand and adapt to different power analyzer interface protocols and behaviors.