KitGuru Complete Guide to Workstations – Part 4

The SPECapc results with 3DS Max are no particular surprise. Core speed provides a noticeable benefit when running this software. But the AutoCAD results are more of a revelation. Here again, a faster CPU clock provides considerable benefit. However, the GPU makes almost no difference in this test. So long as you have a graphics card beyond the basic Quadro K620, with GDDR5 memory, AutoCAD should run very smoothly.

For this application, a NVIDIA Quadro K2200 makes the most sense, as going for a K4200 or above provides little or no performance boost for quite a lot more money.

This completes our 4-part Complete Guide to Buying a Workstation. For the full picture, we encourage you to check out our in-depth testing in each episode:-
Complete Guide: Introduction
Part 2: The Hardware and Initial Testing
Part 3: Broad range of testing with SPEC
Part 4: Analysis and Conclusions

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KitGuru says: Both 3ds Max and AutoCAD get a modelling performance boost from a faster core clock, and not from multiple cores. But AutoCAD also doesn't run faster with graphics beyond a NVIDIA Quadro K2200, making this the sweet spot for this application.

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