In 2024, the notebook market took the lead in bringing about the new concept of AI PC. Many PC manufacturers have launched their own generative large model applications, using the AI computing power of hardware and cloud optimization to better help consumers in their daily creations.
On the other hand, in the commercial PC market that everyone pays little attention to, the concept of AI PC has long been undercurrent. It may be a wise choice to keep up with the trend in time, just like the Chaoxiang from Tsinghua Tongfang we are going to introduce today. Z8000 new commercial AI PC.
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AI experience
Although there is currently no dedicated AI large model application on Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 commercial AI PC, its solid hardware configuration does not prevent us from using it to experience AI creation. Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 is equipped with Intel's 14th generation Core i9-14900 processor and RTX 4060Ti graphics card. This configuration is more than enough for experiencing AI applications. It also makes me surprised that today's commercial PC configurations are so high.
In terms of AI experience, we selected three typical creative scenarios. First, we used the AI image expansion function to edit the original image in Photoshop. The original picture is shown above, which is a rendered CG picture of a racing game.
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After opening Photoshop, we first use the crop tool to pull out the area that needs to be expanded, and then select the content recognition fill in the fill option. The final expanded image is as shown above, with the clouds in the sky at the top, the hillside on the left, and the small tree on the right. As well as the gravel-covered road at the bottom, it was perfectly complemented with no wear at all.
Then, we found another picture. In the composition of the original picture, the position of the vehicle was obviously to the right, so we used the crop tool to pull out an expanded area to the right, so that in the modified composition, the position of the vehicle would be as centered as possible. Everyone has seen the actual effect. The sunset clouds in the sky on the right, the guardrails on the seaside, the sea water and the road are all perfectly expanded, and the speed is very fast. One image expansion operation will not wait more than 5 seconds.
The second scenario is to create Vincentian images through Stable Diffusion. It mainly calls the AI computing power of the RTX 4060Ti graphics card. We use it in Stable Diffusion. v2-1_768-ema-pruned.ckpt Model package, Euler a sampling method, iteration step number 20, select 8 images in a single batch, and generate 24 snow mountain images with 512*512 resolution in 3 batches. The actual measurement time is 33.9s to complete the image, which is very efficient.
The third scene is a more complex video production scene. We import a piece of 4K resolution, 4.67GB in size, and 8 minutes and 14 seconds of photogenic footage into the cut version of the PC.
Then select the material on the timeline and find the AI smart keying function in the editing panel on the right. This function must also be implemented with the help of the AI computing power of the hardware. The stronger the computing power, the higher the keying efficiency. This year, many computers are equipped with Core Ultra A thin and light notebook with 9 processors would need at least 4 minutes or even longer to process the same length of material. However, with the AI performance of RTX 4060Ti, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 can completely cut out the video in just 1 minute and 13 seconds. For portraits, you can also apply various stroke effects to the material, and the speed advantage is obvious.
Performance measurement
The first thing is naturally the performance of the oven. After all, the hardware configuration is the basis, and the performance release depends on the power consumption. Let's directly turn on AIDA64 and FurMark to double-bake the test. At the beginning, the instantaneous power consumption of the CPU can reach about 90W, and the temperature directly soars to 95°. As time increases, the power consumption gradually decreases. After 20 minutes, the CPU power consumption finally reaches Stable at 65W, the CPU temperature at this time is 63°, and the P core frequency is 2.4GHz. The GPU power consumption level has been maintained at 164W. The GPU frequency is also around 2.4GHz. The GPU temperature is 78.6° and the fan speed displayed by the system is 3000 rpm. Obviously, as a commercial desktop, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 does not adopt very radical performance scheduling in order to maintain operating temperature and noise.
Next is the CineBench R23 test. Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 achieved a single-core score of 2240 points and a multi-core score of 24819 points. Since Chaoxiang Z8000 is mainly aimed at the office market, it must balance power consumption control and performance. This benchmark score The data is relatively good.
In CrystalMark Retro, a comprehensive performance benchmark software recently launched by Crystal, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 received a comprehensive score of 29253, the CPU single-core score was 14146 points, and the multi-core score was 173413 points. You can score more sub-projects by yourself Check.
As for the GPU, we tested it through 3D Mark. In the Time Spy Extreme test project, the Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 scored 6135 points for the graphics card and 7800 points for the CPU.
In the Port Royal test project that tests the light tracing performance, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 scored a comprehensive score of 8061 points, and the light tracing performance is still good.
The above tests show that Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 provides relatively good graphics card performance, unlike many commercial PCs that directly use core graphics or only provide a “bright” independent graphics, which makes it impossible to create. The AI performance required by the field and the ray tracing and CUDA performance required by the professional design field.
Then we continue to test the performance of this configuration in terms of productivity. The PC Mark 10 modern office benchmark test can well reflect the daily basic office capabilities of the device. Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 achieved a comprehensive score of 9217 points in this test, and the three sub-scores all exceeded 10,000 points, among which The productivity sub-item score is a little lower, at 11619 points, which should be related to the more conservative CPU performance release. Instead, it is the score of digital content creation that focuses on graphics performance, and the scores of each sub-item are very high.
In the benchmark performance test provided by the professional rendering software Blender, the final scores of Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 in three scenes were 2031 points, 952 points and 1038 points respectively. Judging from the results, it must have certain professional model rendering capabilities.
In the performance benchmark test of Vray, another professional rendering tool, the CPU project scored 15322 points, the GPU CUDA project scored 1330 points, and the GPU RTX project scored 1853 points. It is no problem for daily use.
In terms of storage performance, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 64GB DDR5 5200MHz dual-channel memory, in the AIDA64 memory test project, has a read speed of 80291MB/s, a write speed of 75593MB/s, a copy speed of 77550MB/s, and a memory latency of 81.1ns, L3 Cache latency 15.3ns. This set of results is already a relatively good performance on a commercial PC.
As for the hard drive, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 comes standard with a 2TB capacity PCIe4.0x4 solid-state drive and a 2TB mechanical hard drive. You definitely don’t have to worry about storage scalability. Judging from the actual test performance of CrystalDiskMark, it is also a proper flagship solid-state drive. level.
Appearance design
This time Gamingdeputy got a complete set that comes with a 27-inch official 4K monitor and a set of commercial wired keyboard and mouse. When put together, it is very consistent with everyone’s impression of commercial PCs. The overall style is simple and practical. However, on this matching monitor, we see a three-sided ultra-narrow bezel design, and the bottom bezel is not very wide. Coupled with the simple stand with its own cable management hole, it has kept up with the current leadership of office monitors. version, it doesn’t feel thick, wide or backward at all.
The chassis body is almost 19L in size and has a boxy shape. Compared with the full-tower and mid-tower chassis that people usually buy, it is much smaller and takes up less desktop space. The left side of the front panel of the chassis adopts a large vertical grille design. The interior is decorated with some irregular beveled strips and is also covered with a blue dustproof net. The combination of blue and black tones makes the overall visual no longer dull. More energetic.
There is a wide handle design on the top of the chassis, which is convenient for users to pick up the machine and move it around at any time. This design is still very practical.
There are many commonly used interfaces placed on the right side of the front panel of the chassis, including 6 USB A interfaces, a set of 3.5mm audio interfaces, and a power switch. This design is very common on commercial desktop PCs and can effectively improve the user's ability to copy external storage devices. data efficiency, or better to connect wired headphones and microphones.
The design layout of the chassis is basically the same as that of mainstream chassis, but the paint is changed to a light color to make it easier for users to identify and find it. The top of the I/O interface panel is a set of audio input interfaces, followed by DP and HDMI interfaces, then VGA and COM serial ports, four USB A interfaces and RJ45 network ports, and at the bottom are old-fashioned PS/2 and other Keyboard and mouse interface. The metal back panel on the right also provides 2 expansion interface slots, and the bottom right is the power interface.
It's very easy to remove the casing. Just remove the two tool-less thumb screws that fix the sides on the back, and then pull off the side panels. From the internal structure, it is not difficult to find that the Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 motherboard has reserved dual memory slots, 2 M.2 hard drive slots, 2 PCIe slots, one long and one short, and the built-in RTX 4060Ti graphics card has been reinforced processing, there are 2 pull-out solid state drive slots in the lower right corner.
Summarize
Judging from the above tests and experiences, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 essentially does not have many features of commercial desktop PCs, such as appearance design, etc., but its sincerity in configuration and graphics performance is not bad, and it can make full use of the AI of the hardware The performance provides a comfortable AI creation experience. This commercial + AI PC model is believed to gradually mature and develop rapidly in the commercial PC market in the future.
On the other hand, whether it is emphasizing AI computing power, AI experience, or catching up with the hardware configuration of the mainstream consumer market, it is enough to show that the service-oriented selling point of customizing exclusive hardware and improving the enterprise after-sales system in the past has a certain proportion in the commercial PC market strategy. As a result, selling only services is obviously not enough to meet the diverse needs of modern enterprises. AI is both the hot topic and the future, and betting on AI experience will surely become the next battlefield for commercial PCs.