Dell XPS 15 vs Razer Blade 15 for 2019 Inventor

[Anonymous]

Hi there, I'm buying a new ultrabook and will be using Autodesk Inventor 2019 on it. I was wondering whether anybody had expierience with the Dell XPS 15 and the Razer Blade 15, and know which one would be better for Autodesk Inventor alone. 

Metrics	Dell XPS 15	Razer Blade 15
Full Name	Dell XPS15 9570	Razer Blade 15
Specification	i7 - 8750H Hexa Core GTX 1050 Ti Max—Q  1080p, 60Hz Killer Wireless 1535 2.01kg ✔ 357 x 235 x 16.8mm ✔	i7 - 8750H Hexa Core GTX 1060 Max—Q 1080p,    Intel Wireless AC 9260 2.07kg ✔ 355 x 235 x 17.3mm ✔

The XPS15 has a GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and the Razer Blade a GTX 1060 Max Q however the thermal solutions on each laptop are different. Is there a URL with benchmarks specifically for Inventor for laptops/ultrabooks online that I could check for the XPS 15 and Blade. Does anybody know the benchmark figures for these laptops specifcally for Inventor?

[Anonymous]

Hi there, I'm buying a new ultrabook and will be using Autodesk Inventor 2019 on it. I was wondering whether anybody had expierience with the Dell XPS 15 and the Razer Blade 15, and know which one would be better for Autodesk Inventor alone. 

Metrics	Dell XPS 15	Razer Blade 15
Full Name	Dell XPS15 9570	Razer Blade 15
Specification	i7 - 8750H Hexa Core GTX 1050 Ti Max—Q  1080p, 60Hz Killer Wireless 1535 2.01kg ✔ 357 x 235 x 16.8mm ✔	i7 - 8750H Hexa Core GTX 1060 Max—Q 1080p,    Intel Wireless AC 9260 2.07kg ✔ 355 x 235 x 17.3mm ✔

The XPS15 has a GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and the Razer Blade a GTX 1060 Max Q however the thermal solutions on each laptop are different. Is there a URL with benchmarks specifically for Inventor for laptops/ultrabooks online that I could check for the XPS 15 and Blade. Does anybody know the benchmark figures for these laptops specifcally for Inventor?

[mcgyvr]

RAM in each?

[mcgyvr]

RAM in each?

[Anonymous]

16GB in each 512Gb hard drive

[Anonymous]

16GB in each 512Gb hard drive

[mcgyvr]

Assuming that the Razer its more expensive the XPS is likely a better deal and the performance difference is minimal if that for Inventor.

Not knowing the prices you have found I would likely go with the XPS..

[mcgyvr]

Assuming that the Razer its more expensive the XPS is likely a better deal and the performance difference is minimal if that for Inventor.

Not knowing the prices you have found I would likely go with the XPS..

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your fast reply!

1. Does Inventor support multi threading? Is there any advantage to the 6 core over 4 core CPU?

2. Does Inventor use the GPU, or just the VRAM on the GPU?

3. Does it use NVidia CUDA CORE?

4. Have you found a website where there are performance benchmarks specifically for Autodesk for various laptops. I have looked and cannot find any.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your fast reply!

1. Does Inventor support multi threading? Is there any advantage to the 6 core over 4 core CPU?

2. Does Inventor use the GPU, or just the VRAM on the GPU?

3. Does it use NVidia CUDA CORE?

4. Have you found a website where there are performance benchmarks specifically for Autodesk for various laptops. I have looked and cannot find any.

[mcgyvr]

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/buying-the-right-workstation-for-inventor-au-2018-clas...

[mcgyvr]

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/buying-the-right-workstation-for-inventor-au-2018-clas...

[leowarren34]

1. IV is mostly single threaded bus use multiple threads for rendering and aspects of drawing 

2. CPU mostly, VRAM on the GPU is needed though so don't ignore it, minimum 4gb vram recommended 6-8

3. Unfortunately no.

4. Best benchmark is inventor bench see over at that thread

I'd recommend the xps as you with the blade you'll pay a considerable amount more for minimal gains.

[leowarren34]

1. IV is mostly single threaded bus use multiple threads for rendering and aspects of drawing 

2. CPU mostly, VRAM on the GPU is needed though so don't ignore it, minimum 4gb vram recommended 6-8

3. Unfortunately no.

4. Best benchmark is inventor bench see over at that thread

I'd recommend the xps as you with the blade you'll pay a considerable amount more for minimal gains.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Let me embed my reply to your reply.

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@Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for your fast reply!

1. Does Inventor support multi threading? Is there any advantage to the 6 core over 4 core CPU?

[JS]: Yes, Inventor is partially multi-threaded. It is not fully multi-threaded. Here are the MT supported operations.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Support-for-multi-core-processors.html

2. Does Inventor use the GPU, or just the VRAM on the GPU?

[JS]: Inventor utilizes GPU but it does not use GPU programming.

3. Does it use NVidia CUDA CORE?

[JS]: The same as #2.

4. Have you found a website where there are performance benchmarks specifically for Autodesk for various laptops. I have looked and cannot find any.

[JS]: There is a tool available on Inventor App store. https://apps.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/en/Detail/Index?id=3667345248776204460&appLang=en&os=Win32_64

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Many thanks!

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Let me embed my reply to your reply.

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@Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for your fast reply!

1. Does Inventor support multi threading? Is there any advantage to the 6 core over 4 core CPU?

[JS]: Yes, Inventor is partially multi-threaded. It is not fully multi-threaded. Here are the MT supported operations.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Support-for-multi-core-processors.html

2. Does Inventor use the GPU, or just the VRAM on the GPU?

[JS]: Inventor utilizes GPU but it does not use GPU programming.

3. Does it use NVidia CUDA CORE?

[JS]: The same as #2.

4. Have you found a website where there are performance benchmarks specifically for Autodesk for various laptops. I have looked and cannot find any.

[JS]: There is a tool available on Inventor App store. https://apps.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/en/Detail/Index?id=3667345248776204460&appLang=en&os=Win32_64

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Many thanks!

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for your reply! I think I'll go with the XPS 15 then! Would you suggest a better ultrabook than the XPS specfically for Inventor, or is the XPS the optimum at the moment?

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for your reply! I think I'll go with the XPS 15 then! Would you suggest a better ultrabook than the XPS specfically for Inventor, or is the XPS the optimum at the moment?

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for your help. I have a much better understanding of the software now!

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for your help. I have a much better understanding of the software now!

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for that link. That video was brilliant and packed full of valuable information about workstation/laptop selection for Inventor!

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much for that link. That video was brilliant and packed full of valuable information about workstation/laptop selection for Inventor!

[leowarren34]

It will defitely do you well, depends how big you want to go, but for upto medium assemblies should be fine, you may want to add an SDD in the future...

[leowarren34]

It will defitely do you well, depends how big you want to go, but for upto medium assemblies should be fine, you may want to add an SDD in the future...