Why did SPEC/GPCs Application Performance Characterization (APC) project group decide to develop Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks benchmarks?
A. Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks are two of the leading applications in the CAD/CAM/CAE marketplace. SPEC/GPCs Application Performance Characterization (APC) project group was formed to provide standardized graphics performance measurement tools based on these kinds of industry-leading applications. The popularity and graphics-intensive nature of Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks made these two applications among the APC project groups first priorities for its benchmarking efforts.