Benchmark

[Newbeeee™]

X4Mu3

Intel i7 950 4core 3ghz

8meg cache

10GB DDR3 1333mhx

GTX480 (cheapskate - thought I'd give it a go)

Windowze 7 64bit

 

1:19

 

 

Everything the same but run on X5mu1

1:04

Woohoo! Can't wait for X7 - Should be under the minute then

[thehogger]

can I get the file please?

[thehogger]

forget that last reply..i found it

[Chazsani]

Time to process: 1:59.2

laptop/desktop: HP xw9400

CPU & speed: Dual Opteron 2220 2.8Ghz

Operation System Win 7 64bit

RAM & RAM speed: 8Gb DDR-II 667MHz ECC

[PoNyCaR50L]

Time to process: 1min 29sec

laptop/desktop: DELL T1600

CPU & speed: XEON E3-1280 3.5ghz

Operation System Win 7 64bit Ultimate

RAM & RAM speed: 8Gb RAM

 

I would say im not really impress with that files.

My old computer was I7 860, 4ram and WIn7 I was doing about same maybe a bit slower.

 

I tested my 2 computer with a files that I have to do often at work.

 

Old computer (I7860) 15min 50sec.

New computer (E3 1280) 7min 26 sec.

 

So now I know that I did the good choice

[mkd]

38.55 seconds!
sandy bridge OC'd to 4,700MHz 1.35v
p8p67 asus pro mobo
win7 64
OCZ sata3 SSD

about 1/2 the time of a q9550 oc to 3.8

[PoNyCaR50L]

Ohhhh today i got the idea to check if MastercamX5 was set to all processor in affinity (I found it was only set to 1 processor!)

 

so here is my new time !

 

Mastercam X5 MU1

Time to process: 47.627sec

 

Mastercam X4 MU3

Time to process: 58.33sec

 

laptop/desktop: DELL T1600

CPU & speed: XEON E3-1280 3.5ghz

Operation System Win 7 64bit Ultimate

RAM & RAM speed: 8Gb RAM

[Leehound]

Ohhhh today i got the idea to check if MastercamX5 was set to all processor in affinity (I found it was only set to 1 processor!)

 

 

Where is this setting?

[PoNyCaR50L]

Control-Alt-Delete

 

Windows Task Manager

 

click on Processes tabs

 

right click on mastercam.exe (should be done everytime you open mastercam I dont know how to set by default) my other computer all processor was by default.. not this one...

 

click SET AFFINITY

 

check All Processors

 

Now if you process a toolpath that use multithreading you should see a difference (thats why first time I got same time as old computer because was processing only on 1 processor.)

and 5 axis toolpath, like multisurface dont not use multithreading)

 

Write here again if you guys get better results. and share your new times !

[Leehound]

Mastercam X5 MU1

Time to process: 50sec

 

 

Desktop: DELL T1600

CPU & speed: XEON E31270 3.4ghz

Operation System Win 7 64bit Pro

RAM & RAM speed: 8Gb RAMDDR3 1333MHz

2.5 Solid State Drive

 

Quadro 2000

[Leehound]

Mastercam X5 MU1

Time to process: 50sec

 

 

Desktop: DELL T1600

CPU & speed: XEON E31270 3.4ghz

Operation System Win 7 64bit Pro

RAM & RAM speed: 8Gb RAMDDR3 1333MHz

2.5 Solid State Drive

 

Quadro 2000

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Control-Alt-Delete

 

Windows Task Manager

 

click on Processes tabs

 

right click on mastercam.exe (should be done everytime you open mastercam I dont know how to set by default) my other computer all processor was by default.. not this one...

 

click SET AFFINITY

 

check All Processors

 

Now if you process a toolpath that use multithreading you should see a difference (thats why first time I got same time as old computer because was processing only on 1 processor.)

and 5 axis toolpath, like multisurface dont not use multithreading)

 

Write here again if you guys get better results. and share your new times !

 

By default my rig already had all 8 processors selected so no change.

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

I'm submitting this to Management for approval on Monday.

 

Total: $2,954.09

 

Intel Xeon E3-1275 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Server Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115085

 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-B10-212P-G1-Universal-Heat-Pipe/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1274988668&sr=8-1-fkmr0

 

ASUS P8B WS LGA 1155 Intel C206 ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server/Workstation Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131725

 

X2 - Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139262

 

PNY VCQ4000-PB Quadro 4000 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Workstation Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133324

 

X2 Raid0 - Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348

 

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

 

LIAN LI PC-B10 Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112226

 

LIAN LI HD-322 Internal 2.5" HDD / SSD Mounting Kit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811995033

 

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750 (CMPSU-750AX) 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016

 

SAMSUNG P2370HD-1 Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001381

 

Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109065

 

3Dconnexion 3DX-700028 Silver/Black 2 Buttons USB Optical SpaceNavigator SE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826154008

 

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992

[friggenbozo!]

13 minutes 55 seconds

 

Dell Dimension 3000

Pentium ® 4 CPU, 2.80GHz

1.00GB of RAM

XP Professional

 

The sad thing is they bought this POS for Mastercam X. At least I have time to read the forum

 

 

(kinda off topic) but I have that same computer at home, and I bought a gforce 9400 1 gig ram graphics for it. It' not a cad card, made for gaming, but it rocks, and

it comes in the 32bit old pci version so it will work in that dell. The thing was 60 bux. Just a heads up if you care.

 

This wont help you proberbly, but the comp I use at work is a single core(newer comp). It would never go over 50% cpu on mastercam. Come to find out it was a threading setting

in the bios. Mastercam thought my box had 2 cores, so it split it up. Now after disabling it I get 100% of my cpu running on mastercam.

[friggenbozo!]

I know this has been brought up in the past and again in another active thread. To do some processing time benchmarks. Anyone who is willing I have selected one of the default sample files. This is a default sample file but it is only there if you have installed the sample files from disk #2. Maybe someone can post it on the ftp? I have problems uploading.

 

 

1. Open: C:mcamxmcxmillsamplesinchhigh speedHST-CORE-HORIZONTAL-RASTER.MCX

 

 

2. There are three operations in this file, they all have the filter set to off, with a total tolerance of .001".

 

 

3. Set the Total Tolerance to .0001" on all three operations.

 

 

4. Select all

 

 

5. Regenerate

 

 

6. Please post:

 

 

Time to process

 

laptop/desktop

 

CPU & speed

 

Operation System

 

RAM & RAM speed

 

 

 

I think this will be a useful tool for those looking at purchasing a new workstation. Also, if you have a pc that is older please test this also, it will give an idea to others with similar configurations on how much time can be saved by getting a new pc (may help with justification for new pc?).

 

 

Thank you

 

 

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First time I got 14mins, 28 seconds, and that sounds right for a single core 2.8 with 1 gig of ram.

However, when I tried it a second time I got around 6 minutes. I tried everything to get back to the 14?

I deleted the regen files and even emptied the garbage.

I deleted ALL temp files in my box.

I turned off the page file, rebooted, defragged... then recreated it with a slightly different size and rebooted.

I renamed the file, renamed the 3 ops, and put the file in a different place.

I even tried opening a different file and regenerating it first.

Then rebooted, and left the comp off for 2 mins.

 

same time everytime, 6 mins 3 seconds.

 

Where is this stuff saving the info allowing it to go twice as fast?

 

It's funny how everyone is either 13-14mins or 5-6 mins. Like there's 2 groups. Kinda fishy.???

[JMWorks]

1:19 here

 

Dell Precision M6500

Intel Core i7-920XM Quad Core

nVidia Quadro FX 3800M

64 bit XP Pro

X5 MU1 Mill 3, Lathe 1

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

Got my new machine built. Running the 6Gb/s SSD's in Raid0

 

Intel Xeon E3-1275 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Server Processor

ASUS P8B WS LGA 1155 Intel C206 ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server/Workstation Motherboard

X2 - Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G

PNY VCQ4000-PB Quadro 4000 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Workstation Video Card

X2 - Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

LIAN LI PC-B10 Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750 (CMPSU-750AX) 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM

 

Here's a little teaser.... X5/X6 Beta will go on tomorrow and I'll post the benchmarks...

 

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

X5Mu1

 

49.666seconds.....

 

OH MY!!!!

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

X6 Beta*

 

41.2 Seconds

[friggenbozo!]

Thanks guys for this thread, after showing my boss the 14 minute time I got, and the times others got, I got the ok to build a new computer. The results from this thread is what got me under 1 minute.

 

 

 

My new time is 54 seconds! UNBELIEVABLE!

 

No RamDisk...yet

 

Intel i7 3.4Ghz non overclocked.

motherboard with 8 meg cache

8 gig of ddr3 1333 ram.

windows7 ultimate 64bit

pny nvidia quadro 1800 ddr3 memory

[overthecrossbar]

58 sec

Lenovo think station

Desktop

Intel xeon

[email protected]

12.0gb RAM

[John@WMM]

My new home box 47 sec

 

Mastercam X5 MU1

 

Dell XPS 8300

Intel i7-2600 3.4Ghz (4 cores / 8 threads)

8 GB RAM DDR3 1333 MHZ

1 TB WD Caviar Blue 7200 rpm / 6 Gb/s / 32 MB cache

Windows 7 64-bit

NVIDIA QUADRO 600

[jerod951]

3 min 40sec

i7 x980

12meg ram

quadro fx 580

[jvarney]

2 min 23 seconds

 

Dell Precision T7400

Dual Xeon quad-core 2.0 Ghz

8 gig DDR3

Win 7 pro 64 bit

 

awwwwww yeaaaaahhhhh

[Joe788]

Costco brand ZT Systems computer: $899 with free shipping

 

Core i7-2600

Windows 7 X64

2TB HDD

12GB RAM

Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard

 

 

Quadro FX580 from Newegg: $179.99

 

 

Samsung 128GB SSD from Newegg: $224.99

 

7 minutes to install SSD: One beer

 

Total cost: $1305

 

Benchmark X5MU1: 47.465s

 

I have everything installed on the SSD, and it's ridiculous. It takes all of 1 second to open Mastercam, maybe 3 seconds to open Solidworks 2011. From pushing the power button to creating toolpaths in Mastercam is maybe 30 seconds.

 

Edit to add: Benchmark in X6: 40.030