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Comparative Benchmarks

To illustrate the AutoFEM Analysis performance, we show several comparative benchmarks comparing the solving time and peak memory consumption of AutoFEM, Ansys and SolidWorks Simulation.
Parameters of the computer system:
Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Random Memory - 8 Gb
, DDR2 333 MHz

The best result in the tables is marked with green colour.

 

 

Linear Static Analysis

AutoFEM Analysis

Ansys WorkBench

SolidWorks Simulation

Linear Static Analysis, iterative solving method

CAE System

Number of elements

Number of equations

Solving time, s

Peak Memory Usage, MB
AutoFEM Analysis 402,227 1,689,282 81 2,070
Ansys WorkBench 399,329 1,648,450 169 1,600
SolidWorks Simulation 406,836 1,749,819 79 950

Linear Static Analysis, direct solving method

CAE System

Number of elements

Number of equations

Solving time, s

Peak Memory Usage, MB
AutoFEM Analysis 44,621 209,499 17 1,211
Ansys WorkBench 44,627 233,421 33 1,620
SolidWorks Simulation 44,487 204,150 46 1,220

Frequency Analysis

AutoFEM Analysis

Ansys WorkBench

SolidWorks Simulation

Frequency Analysis, iterative solving method, 5 modes

CAE System

Number of elements

Number of equations

Solving time, s

Peak Memory Usage, MB
AutoFEM Analysis 42,983 199,314 39 430
Ansys WorkBench 41,410 216,573 57 1,773
SolidWorks Simulation 42,679

195,750

58 116

Frequency Analysis, direct solving method, 5 modes

CAE System

Number of elements

Number of equations

Solving time, s

Peak Memory Usage, MB
AutoFEM Analysis 44,621 209,499 43 1,210
Ansys WorkBench 44,627 233,421 39 1,772
SolidWorks Simulation 44,487 204,150 46 1,009

Buckling Analysis

AutoFEM Analysis

Ansys WorkBench

SolidWorks Simulation

Buckling Analysis, iterative solving method, 5 modes

CAE System

Number of elements

Number of equations

Solving time, s

Peak Memory Usage, MB
AutoFEM Analysis 170,267 1,005,393 207 2,018
Ansys WorkBench 171,521 978,597 n/a out of memory
SolidWorks Simulation 172,744

948,666

250 3,192

Buckling Analysis, direct solving method, 5 modes

CAE System

Number of elements

Number of equations

Solving time, s

Peak Memory Usage, MB
AutoFEM Analysis 33,994 204,414 26 811
Ansys WorkBench 33,808 205,500 57 1,920
SolidWorks Simulation 33,565 209,838 42 1,009

Conclusion.
AutoFEM Analysis provides the calculation performance of the same level as other famous CAE systems.