The Lenovo ThinkStation P900 Workstation Review: Design 101
by Ian Cutress on May 6, 2015 7:00 AM ESTProfessional Performance: Windows
Due to the market positioning of the ThinkStation P900 as an high level workstation with a Quadro professional graphics card, it makes sense to compare the system with industry-standard benchmarks and the other entry level workstations we have previously tested where possible. Benchmarks in this instance come from SPECviewPerf 11, a well-known multi-software test, SYSMark from BAPCo that is used by several industries for comparison, and Linux-Bench for some more scientific and synthetic analysis.
SPECviewPerf 11
Despite having 20 cores and 40 threads in the mix, as well as the highest Quadro we've tested with SPECviewperf, the P900 has a few issues in these benchmarks. Not only does the software package have to be able to cope with a split memory configuration between the two CPUs (a non-unified memory architecture), but the single threaded performance of the system isn't winning any awards. That being said, the ensight section of the benchmark shows good numbers, as well as a few others. Lightwave does take a hit though.
SYSMark 2014
SYSmark focuses on several tests, with the office tests being more single threaded compared to the data and financial analysis. As a result the P900 falls behind on the office section, but steams ahead with multi-threaded tests. The overall score puts the top spot with the P900.
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mapesdhs - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
Not sure what ads you're referring to; are you using Adblock Plus? I use A.P. and the viewing is just fine. Who doesn't use Adblock or something similar these days? :)vFunct - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
Most people don't use AdBlock because they're unnecessary add ons to a web browser.The less add-ons you have, the faster your web experience.
pablo906 - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
If you think that browsing the web without adblock and noscript is faster I've got a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.MobiusPizza - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
I agree on the annoying Seasonic ad on the left. I use Adblock Plus but I whitelisted Anandtech just to show my support. Anandtech gets ad revenue from my visit even if I don't click on it (sites get revenue based on views not clicks), adblock will deny them of the revenue.centhar - Thursday, May 7, 2015 - link
I could care less as I block every site I can. If I want to research and/or buy something, I know where to look. I hate ads and logos on everything.Flunk - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
You'll find that more and more people are ignoring ads now. The company I work for keeps tabs on it and the number of non-adblock users is shrinking fast.GTVic - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
Or Firefox plus NoScript. Keeps you safe from Javascript attacks and cuts out most of the advertising.bigboxes - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
FF + AdBlock Plus = winShadowmaster625 - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
What is the point in buying a 2P system when there is obviously a huge bottleneck between the two processors resulting in reduced performance, especially when compared to a 1P system with the same TDP?BillyONeal - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
What 1P system are you aware of that had a 300+ W TDP for the processor?