As the average consumer become more technologically savy they demand more from the digital content creators (DCC) like video game designers and animators. The cutting edge and life-like graphics presented are created in processor intensive environments.
DCC requires the latest in processor performance to develop the realistic graphics consumers demand. A single-processor central processing unit (CPU) no longer delivers the power needed to render these graphics. A multi-processor workstation offers the best solution because it has advanced multithreading and multi-core processing.
The use of multi-processor workstations allows the computer to divide up tasks to be completed simultaneously by multiple core processors. This multithreading capability show to have significant improvement on DCC productivity during the rendering phase.
There are many attributes to concider when selecting the proper multi-core processor including:
- Frequency
- Bus speed
- Memory
- Power consumption
- Cores
This white paper, produced by HP, describes multi-core, multi-processor computing and the performance advantages of multi-core, multi-processor workstations. Also, how to select the proper multi-core, multi-processor computer workstation.
Multi-Processor Workstation Productivity in Digital Content Creation Environments