Windows®. Life without Walls™. HP recommends Windows 7. HP and SolidWorks Give yourself an engineering edge
Engineers and designers gain a significant edge • Reliability : HP product testing includes application in performance and productivity thanks to the performance, graphics and comprehensive ISV combination of HP Workstations and software from certification for maximum productivity. You can be Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. (DS SolidWorks). confident in your HP and SolidWorks solution. You benefit from the HP commitment to performance, • Relationships : HP resources and our relationships innovation, and reliability excellence combined with with DS SolidWorks, graphics vendors, chip the strength of the HP and SolidWorks relationship. suppliers and Microsoft provide a consistent application, operating system, hardware and HP innovation, performance, reliability, relationships graphics technical direction. This results in broader, and personal productivity more dependable 3D application oriented HP Z Workstations are engineered to optimize the way technology choices. hardware and software components work together, • Personal productivity: Only HP provides unique delivering massive, whole-system computational power tools to improve workstation user productivity, that helps maximize your productivity and make 3D including: HP Performance Advisor, a workstation design and visualization faster and more efficient than software wizard with helpful advice on recommended ever before. This gives you an edge in five key areas: settings and performance; and HP Remote Graphics • Innovation: Next-generation technology, including a Software, a high-performance real-time 3D screen new line of 3D graphics cards, help create and sharing and remote access application. visualize even the most complex designs. HP WattSaver, when activated, helps lower energy consumption. The HP and SolidWorks advantage • Performance: Advanced compute and visualization HP has a unique relationship with DS SolidWorks, power help speed your work, beat deadlines, and working as one of its top hardware partners. This meet expectations. At the heart of HP Z Workstations allows HP and DS SolidWorks to offer a comprehensive are the new Intel® processors with advanced portfolio of solutions that address the needs of our processor performance technologies, such as Intel® customers—like Factory Five Racing, Orange County QuickPath, Intel® Hyper-Threading1 and Intel® Turbo Choppers, and Local Motors—with innovative hardware Boost2. Intel® Turbo Boost is designed to enhance and software that is tuned and integrated. Our close the base operating frequency of processor cores, relationship and engineering expertise help ensure providing more processing speed for single and solutions that perform not only today, but for the long run. multi-threaded applications. The HP Z Workstation cooling design enhances this performance. Windows®. Life without Walls™. HP recommends Windows 7.
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. DS SolidWorks focuses on all aspects of mechanical HP and SolidWorks—Working design by creating easy to use CAD, simulation, PDM, Better Together and documentation software. The company helps n HP thoroughly tests and certifies each HP organizations reduce time to market, design better Personal Workstation for a multitude of quality products faster, and maintain a competitive advantage by delivering powerful yet affordable CAD applications. design solutions. n HP submits workstations and professional graphics cards to DS SolidWorks for “Because of our SolidWorks 3D CAD Software application testing. You can be confident The company’s flagship product is SolidWorks, the in the quality of your HP Workstation and strong partnership, world’s leading 3D CAD software. With a history of SolidWorks solution. innovation, SolidWorks offers excellent performance our customers will n DS SolidWorks uses HP Workstations be well served by and time-saving capabilities that allow engineers internally to develop and test its software. and designers to complete more work with greater selecting HP as accuracy. Its features include: n HP Remote Graphics Software enables their computing users to share 3D screen images with • Specialized, built-in design tools remote users, as well as access their own platform. Not • Unique productivity enhancements for designers of workstations, remotely. only are HP machinery, consumer products and molds n HP Performance Advisor has special Workstations • 3D models from existing 2D data with the best features to optimize the performance of thoroughly tested available 3D adoption tools SolidWorks software. • Functionality to design and detail large assemblies n HP has experts who work with SolidWorks and certified to • An easy-to-use interface; intuitive display and technical resources and are available provide the utmost control functions to support customers and recommend in performance • Tools to create 3D geometry in real-time configurations. and reliability for Design communication SolidWorks 3D DS SolidWorks provides unmatched product design CAD software, information, PDMWorks® to organize, share and manage product data, and finally, SolidWorks but the HP Enterprise PDM, which allows distributed design teams Performance to manage product data.
Advisor quickly RealView™ provides key RealView is the most realistic, real-time rendering system information capability available within a 3D mechanical design system. necessary when contacting Surfacing Generate complex surfaces using lofts and sweeps SolidWorks with guide curves, fill-in holes and drag-handles for support.” easy tangency control. Nick Iwaskow, Manager, Alliances, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp.
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Government Computer News (GCN) reported that after reviewing the HP Z400 Workstation on behalf of GCN’s 90,000 government IT subscribers, the GCN Lab awarded it a Product of the Year for 2009.
Your digital workbench HP Performance Advisor In addition to leading-edge hardware solutions, HP Put the underlying power of HP Workstations at your and SolidWorks together offer a combination of fingertips, with powerful features that help maximize applications, workstations and personal productivity your hardware, applications, and productivity. HP tools that combine to provide a complete digital Performance Advisor makes it easy to keep your workbench that saves you time. In addition to the professional applications running smoothly by: HP Z Workstation, HP’s key contributions to the digital • Providing a detailed configuration report so you can workbench are: easily see what’s on your system. • HP Remote Graphics Software • Organizing graphics driver certification information Cadalyst Labs awarded • HP Performance Advisor to help you make informed decisions when loading the latest drivers. the HP Z600 Workstation • HP SpacePilot a prestigious Highly • HP Support Assistant • Tracking memory use and graphically displaying how applications and processes use physical and Recommended Thumbs Up HP Remote Graphics Software virtual memory. Award, giving it a rare A+ HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) is an advanced • Monitoring system resource usage over time to grade. In their words, the 3D screen-sharing utility that allows remote access and identify bottlenecks. HP Z600 is “a testament workstation sharing. Using HP compression technology, • Measure relative performance of key hardware to the leap in processing HP RGS compresses the screen image and sends it to components using Windows Experience Index. technology brought about receiver software for decompression and display. The by this new generation receiver captures keystrokes and mouse clicks for return If problems arise, DS SolidWorks support staff can of hardware.” to the workstation. HP RGS minimizes network usage review your HP Performance Advisor configuration and enables remote access without compromising report included with each HP Workstation. This report Learn more at: performance or image quality. For engineers and can be generated easily by clicking on the configuration http://www.cadalyst.com/ designers looking to speed the design process, HP RGS report tab and saving the file. For more information see www.hp.com/go/hpperformanceadvisor. hardware/workstations/ enables real-time sharing of high-resolution imagery so creative teams from multiple remote sites can hp-z600-workstationfirstlook- collaborate instantly, regardless of remote distances. review-13128. For more information see the HP Remote Graphics Software Users Guide at www.hp.com/go/rgs.
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HP SpacePilot SpacePilot Intelligent Controller, enables two-handed CAD, with one hand on the mouse and one on the HP SpacePilot. This device combines: • Refined sensing technology that allows you to intuitively push, tilt, or twist the control cap for an immediate response. • Extendable function keys that can be programmed to simplify repeat operations; multi-layered menu pull downs enable increased efficiency. • Comfortable design that minimizes repetitive stress. “Working with Studies show significant improvements in user productivity when inputting with an HP SpacePilot. HP SpacePilot Improve your productivity with more memory and running on has been a very HP Support Assistant 64-bit Windows HP Support Assistant makes it easier than ever to own positive experience. and use an HP Workstation. It comes pre-installed on The HP Workstations every workstation with the latest version of Windows the HP agent to investigate the problem directly, Vista® or Windows® 7. HP Support Assistant provides adjust your system settings and even install software I’ve used are patches and upgrades. powerful and you with the following support features: HP Support Assistant, part of HP Total Care Service stable, which • Maintain: Automated software updates and reminders, maintenance routines, and other and Support, saves you valuable time and allows you is critically preventative measures help you keep your HP to get the most out of your HP Workstation. important when Workstation in peak condition. you’re trying • Troubleshoot: Diagnostic utilities help you investigate to develop a vehicle problems on your own and find solutions for cost-effectively and common issues. • Learn: An extensive library, including specification from scratch in and warranty information and online resources, 18 months.” helps you make the most of your HP Workstation. Mike Pisani, • Get assistance: Friendly and efficient experts are available to assist you with problems you can’t solve Vehicle Engineer, on your own. Remote access capabilities allow Local Motors
HP Z Workstations - a leap in performance
Old (HP xw4600) vs. new HP Z Workstation comparison
HP Z400 with six-core Intel® Xeon® W3680 3.33 GHz processor5,6,7, 137% Genuine Windows® XP Professional 32-bit, and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
® ® 5,6,7 HP Z400 with quad-core Intel Xeon W3530 2.80 GHz processor , 119% Genuine Windows® XP Professional 32-bit, and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
® ® 5,6,7 HP Z200 with quad-core Intel Xeon X3450 2.66 GHz processor , 107% Genuine Windows® XP Professional 32-bit, and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 SolidWorks 2007 HP xw4600 with quad-core Intel® Xeon® Q9550 2.83 GHz processor5,6,7, Genuine Windows® XP Professional 32-bit, and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 100%
This chart compares a typical HP xw4600 workstation that would ship in 2008 to current HP Z Workstations, testing with SPECapc for SolidWorks using SolidWorks 2007. The data was run by HP Technical Marketing. 4 Windows®. Life without Walls™. HP recommends Windows 7.
HP Z Workstation family
Meet the HP Workstation family smallest, quietest dual-processor5, 12-core design when Combining bold design, best-in-class engineering, every inch, watt and decibel make a difference. This robust tools, and visual collaboration solutions, the workstation is ideal for 3D users who want to take HP Workstation family takes innovation, performance, advantage of the multiple cores needed for applications and reliability to the next level—to give you and your that use rendering, animation, and simulation. This business or engineering function a design edge. All HP system’s dual-processor capability, combined with Intel Workstations are tested and certified for SolidWorks Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading technologies1,2, is applications. HP tests a comprehensive range of well-suited for single-threaded application users who applications on our workstations, helping ensure also need support for multi-threaded applications, such reliable, dependable performance. as SolidWorks PhotoView 360.
HP Z200 SFF and HP Z200 Workstation HP Z800 Workstation The HP Z200 and Z200 Small Form Factor creates The HP Z800 Workstation delivers the ultimate new entry-points into the HP Workstation family, performance in a revolutionary next-generation design offering the advanced power and productivity of that combines extreme speed, dual-processor5, 12-core workstation technology at starting prices that rival design, massive expandability, and maximum traditional desktop computing systems. The HP Z200 productivity to accelerate even the biggest, most and Z200 SFF are engineered to optimize the way the complex engineering, design, visualization, and processor, memory, graphics, operating systems, and simulation tasks. This high-end workstation provides software work together. These workstations are perfect the expandability, performance, and data storage for entry level SolidWorks users. required by extreme power users of SolidWorks and other MCAD and CAE applications. HP Z400 Workstation The HP Z400 Workstation delivers enhanced HP EliteBook 8540w Mobile Workstation workstation performance in an affordable package to The HP EliteBook 8540w delivers workstation-caliber transform how engineering and design professionals graphics and performance with ISV certification. Run work. The next-generation system architecture enables demanding applications and experience fast rendering fast and efficient performance plus HP personal capabilities with next-generation graphics, fast hard productivity tools and built-in HP reliability that help drives and support for up to 16 GB of memory.3 you work more productively and get the job done The industrial design of the HP EliteBook 8540w in faster. This workstation is ideal for users of SolidWorks gunmetal is quite impressive. This mobile workstation who need the most productivity and performance at an also meets the military standards for vibration, dust, affordable price. humidity, altitude, and high temperature.* Features include the 15.6-inch diagonal HD4 display, the latest HP Z600 Workstation integrated wireless solutions**, and more. The HP Z600 Workstation packs compute and visualization power to help you work faster and beat deadlines—delivering maximum performance in our
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Meet the HP Workstation family
HP Z200 HP Z400 HP Z600 HP Z800 HP EliteBook 8540w Model Workstation Workstation Workstation Workstation Mobile Workstation
User Ideal for entry Ideal for those Ideal for those who Ideal for those who Ideal for those who need level users where workstation who want to need multi-core have the largest intense workstation graphics performance maximize performance files and store large and a display that won’t is needed performance with data sets weigh them down single-threaded applications
SolidWorks solution SolidWorks SolidWorks SolidWorks users SolidWorks All SolidWorks applications entry level users performance users with with significant visualization extreme users some visualization and analysis
Processors2,5,6,7 Dual--core Intel® Core™ i3 Dual-, quad-, and six-core Quad- and six-core Intel® Quad- and six-core Intel® Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 mobile and i5 processor Intel® Xeon® processor Xeon® processor Xeon® processor processor family with Intel Turbo Boost Technology Quad-core Intel Core™ i7 Intel QuickPath Technology Intel QuickPath Technology Intel QuickPath Technology and Intel® Xeon® Processor
Graphics cards NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 ATI FirePro V3800 ATI FirePro V3800 ATI FirePro V3800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M ATI FirePro V3800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 ATI FirePro V5800 ATI FirePro V5800 ATI FirePro V5800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 ATI FirePro V5800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 ATI FirePro V8800 ATI FirePro V8800 ATI FirePro V8800 NVIDIA Quadro 4000 NVIDIA Quadro 4000 NVIDIA Quadro 4000 NVIDIA Quadro 5000 NVIDIA Quadro 5000 NVIDIA Quadro 5000 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
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Suggested configurations (ALL applications Certified) www.hp.com/go/workstationfinder HP Recommended configurations for
SolidWorks SolidWorks SolidWorks entry level user performance user advanced user
HP Z200 Workstation HP Z400 Workstation HP Z600 Workstation Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit= Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit= Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit= Dual-core Intel® Core™ i5 processor (3.46 GHz)5,6,7 Six-core Intel® Xeon® W3680 processor (3.33 GHz)5,6,7 Two quad-core Intel® Xeon® X5640 processors (3.06 GHz)5,6,7 4 GB DDR3 ECC memory3,8 6 GB DDR3 ECC memory3,8 8 GB DDR3 ECC memory3,8 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 NVIDIA Quadro 4000 (2GB of VRAM) 320 GB 10k rpm SATA9 320 GB 10k rpm SATA9 (2) 300 GB 15k rpm SAS9 DVD-ROM SATA10 DVD-ROM SATA10 DVD-ROM SATA10 HP ZR24w 24-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor HP ZR24w 24-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor HP ZR24w 24-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor HP Remote Graphics Software HP Remote Graphics Software HP Remote Graphics Software HP Performance Advisor HP Performance Advisor HP Performance Advisor HP SpacePilot HP SpacePilot HP SpacePilot HP Scroll Mouse HP Scroll Mouse HP Scroll Mouse Application certified Application certified Application certified 3/3/3 limited warranty 3/3/3 limited warranty 3/3/3 limited warranty
SolidWorks All DS SolidWorks extreme user applications
HP Z800 Workstation HP EliteBook 8540w Mobile Workstation Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit= Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit= Dual six-core Intel® Xeon® X5680 processors (3.33 GHz)5,6,7 Intel Core i7-720QM processor5,6,7 (1.66 GHz, 6 MB L3 12 GB DDR3 ECC memory3,8 cache) Up to 2.8 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology2 NVIDIA Quadro 5000 (2.5GB of VRAM) 15-inch diagonal FHD display4 (1920 x 1080) (2) 300 GB 15K rpm SAS RAID10,11 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800m with 1 GB of video memory Slot-load DVD+/-RW10 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM memory3,8 (2) HP ZR30w 30-inch S-IPS LCD Monitors 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive9 HP Remote Graphics Software DVD/CD-RW Combo10 HP Performance Advisor 6.5 pounds12 HP SpacePilot Business rugged design HP Scroll Mouse HP Remote Graphics Software Application certified HP Performance Advisor 3/3/3 limited warranty Application certified 3/3/3 limited warranty
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Contact information
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For more information about HP and SolidWorks solutions, please visit www.hp.com/go/SolidWorks
Screenshot images courtesy of SolidWorks www.solidworks.com and Local Motors http://www.local-motors.com/.
* Testing was not intended to demonstrate fitness for DOD contracts requirements or for military use. Test results are not a guarantee of future performance under these test conditions. ** Wireless access point and Internet service required. = Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware and/or a DVD drive to install the Windows 7 software and take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details.
1 Intel HT Technology (HT) is designed to improve performance of multi-threaded software products and requires a computer system with a processor supporting HT and an HT-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Please contact your software provider to determine compatibility. Not all customers or software applications will benefit from the use of HT. See http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading for more information. 2 Enabling Intel Turbo Boost Technology (Intel TBT) requires a PC with a processor with Intel TBT capability. Intel TBT performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/turboboost. 3 Maximum memory capacities assume Windows 64-bit operating systems or Linux. With Windows 32-bit operating systems, memory above 3 GB may not all be available due to system resource requirements. 4 HD content required to view HD images. 5 Dual-, quad- and six-core are new technologies designed to improve performance of multithreaded software products and hardware-aware multitasking operating systems and may require appropriate operating system software for full benefit. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. 6 64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. See www.intel.com/info/em64t for more information. 7 Intel’s numbering is not a measurement of higher performance. 8 Each processor supports up to 2 (HP Z200/HP Z200 SFF) or 3 (HP Z400/HP Z600/HP Z800) channels of DDR3 memory. To realize full performance at least 1 DIMM must be inserted into each channel. To get full 6 channel support, 2 processors MUST be installed. 9 For hard drives, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. 1 TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 8 GB of hard drive (or system disk) is reserved for the system recovery software for Windows XP and XP Pro and up to 20 GB for Windows 7. 10 Actual speeds may vary. Does not permit copying of commercially available DVD movies or other copyright protected materials. Intended for creation and storage of your original material and other lawful uses. 11 Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/c00060684.pdf for RAID capabilities with Linux. 12 Weight varies by configuration.
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