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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extide - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
There are plenty of apps that benefit from 2P, are you just being ignorant?Refuge - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
Don't like the fan connectors, it is all too proprietary, this would be an I.T. Dept. worst nightmare in the long run, expensive to purchase, and short lived.Lenovo should know better...
GTVic - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
That is one connector of 3 and I'd assume the connector shown is an adapter and the fan has a regular connector that plugs into the grey adapter.Ammaross - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
Anyone else notice that the images on page 1 say "Embargoed until August 12th"?Ammaross - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
2013 copyright. Nevermind. :PDiHydro - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
311 watts at the wall with a 1.3 kW PSU? Good thing that PSU is 90% efficient at 20% load! The whole system only has a TDP of 470 Watts. While I understand they want more power available for HDDs and add in GPUs, the PSU seems over spec'd. How was this system loaded?der - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
What a station this is! Haha!ectoplasmosis - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
At the risk of sounding like a cliche, Apple did a better job of the whole baffled, segmented cooling, modular industrial engineering with the Power Mac G5 all of twelve years ago.Plus their casing still looks and feels sexy today, unlike this monstrosity full of ill-fitting moulded plastic...
Even SGI boxes of 20 year vintage had more aesthetic mystique to them.
GTVic - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
It is designed to move the air, who cares what it looks like. This isn't a gaming machine with plexiglass panels and mood lighting.Zak - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - link
Can we please get better quality photos in these reviews? Please?