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To complement our Unix workstation review, we looked at some Wintel workstations as well. We tested the new IBM Corp. Intellistation E Pro and the Intergraph Computer Systems' TDZ 2000. Both machines are based on the Intel Pentium II processor running at 400 MHz; the Intergraph has two of them installed, while the IntelliStation has only one. IBM's workstation is aimed at entry- level workstation needs, while the Intergraph unit is a high-end machine ready for serious graphics work.
To test the workstations, we used the ViewPerf 3D test software, which comes from the SPEC group (www.specbench.org). It runs a number of 3D tests, as explained in our "How We Tested" sidebar in the main review (page 60). Then we used the Wintune 98 suite developed by our sister publication Windows Magazine (www.winmag.com) to test low- level performance, and two application macros (Excel and Word), again from Windows Magazine, to give an idea of how those workstations will handle ordinary office-productivity chores (the ability to run productivity applications is a big selling point for these machines). Overall, larger numbers are better in the test results, except for the application macros. Smaller numbers are better in the macro tests, which report execution time measured in seconds.
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IBM IntelliStation E Pro
This machine...