Which is better performance out of these two?

MAHMOUD_FARGHAL

For context, the first one is Dell Precision 7560 Core i9. The second is MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.6 15" Touch/2019 

EDIT: I included the whole page for the Dell one so that you can judge properly

NeilCooke

They are both terrible, but given the choice I would go with the Mac (since lines is the edge lines shown on a model and requires more computation than triangles which is the shaded faces).

martin_kopplow

@MAHMOUD_FARGHAL

Hi, I wonder how you get such poor performance out of the Dell Precision. 

You may want to check the graphics settings and whatelse.

In comparison, this is a test I just ran on an older Dell Precision 7530 i7:

nick_papageorge073

Something is very wrong with all your numbers. I had a Dell Precision 5530 from 2018 that is 3x faster than your numbers. And that Mac is modern from 2019 and should be way higher. 

S1mon

It seems like @MAHMOUD_FARGHAL probably has issues with the way his browsers are set up. 

Follow the instructions on this page:

https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/webgl.htm

michael3424

Ha!

This is what I get for an HP Z2 Tower G4 workstation with I7 9700 3.60 GHz CPU, Intel UHD Graphics 360, 32 GB RAM, and a Seagate SATA 1TB primary drive.  Oddly enough, Onshape seems to run well enough for my simple projects, but Chrome has frequent short freezes while browsing. 

Any suggestions on what to upgrade first - a Samsung 1TB SSD or a GeoForce RTX 2070 video card?

martin_kopplow

@michael3424 If you want Onshape performance, the SSD will most probably not help at all. I'd go with a graphics card upgrade, though I have no personal experience with the model you mentioned. The Intel UHD 360 graphics is sure not too good, so it should be easy to improve over.

michael3424

@martin_kopplow - thanks for the input.  I'd bought the RTX 2070 as an-add-on along with the workstation but never got around to installing it, so I'll do that first.

martin_kopplow

@michael3424 If you have it laying around anyway, it is most probably worth trying, you can't loose much. If I switch between the Intel UHD and my Nvidia card, the difference immediately becomes obvious :0)

nick_papageorge073

michael3424 said:

Ha!

This is what I get for an HP Z2 Tower G4 workstation with I7 9700 3.60 GHz CPU, Intel UHD Graphics 360, 32 GB RAM, and a Seagate SATA 1TB primary drive.  Oddly enough, Onshape seems to run well enough for my simple projects, but Chrome has frequent short freezes while browsing. 

Any suggestions on what to upgrade first - a Samsung 1TB SSD or a GeoForce RTX 2070 video card?

Those numbers seem horrible for a 9th gen i7, even with the integrated gpu. 

Anyway, also try switching to Firefox instead of chrome if you are running into issues. Chrome has a much smaller memory limit per browser window. If you are running into that limit, you’ll notice problems. 

MAHMOUD_FARGHAL

Here's a full picture of the results so that you guys can judge properly. 

nick_papageorge073

MAHMOUD_FARGHAL said:

Here's a full picture of the results so that you guys can judge properly. 

Your machine probably has a discreet gpu. I doubt anyone would have configured an i9 chip without a discrete gpu. Read through the link S1mon posted above. 

nick_papageorge073

Also, I just looked up the spec of your Mac and it has a discreet gpu in addition to the Intel integrated gpu. 

MAHMOUD_FARGHAL

I looked up how to make Chrome use the dedicated GPU and it gave me much higher numbers indeed.