Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 commercial AI PC experience: seizing the new AI battlefield

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 tasks. creation.

On the other hand, in the commercial PC market that everyone pays little attention to, the concept of AI PC has long been an undercurrent. It may be a wise choice to keep up with the trend in time. Just like the new Chaoxiang Z8000 commercial AI PC from Tsinghua Tongfang that we are going to introduce today.

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 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, and it also makes me surprised that current 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 image is shown above, which is a rendering CG image of a racing game.

After opening Photoshop, we first use the crop tool to pull out the area that needs to be expanded, and then select the content-aware fill in the fill option. , the final enlargement effect is as shown above. The clouds in the sky at the top, the hillside on the left, the small trees on the right, and the gravel-covered road at the bottom are all perfectly complemented without any distortion.

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 Pull out an expansion area to the right so that the vehicle is as centered as possible in the modified composition. 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 Vincent graphics through Stable Diffusion. It mainly calls the AI ​​computing power of the RTX 4060Ti graphics card. We use Stable Diffusion v2-1_768-ema-pruned.ckpt Model package, Euler a sampling method, iteration step number 20, select a single batch of 8 images, 3 batches to generate 24 snow mountain images with 512*512 resolution, the actual measurement time is 33.9s Completed the drawing, the efficiency is good.

The third scene is a more complex video production scene. We import a 4K resolution segment into the cut version PC, with a size of 4.67GB and a duration of 8 minutes and 14 minutes. Seconds of photogenic real-life footage.

Then select the material on the timeline and find the AI ​​intelligence in the editing panel on the right Keying function, this function must also be realized with the help of the AI ​​computing power of the hardware. The stronger the computing power, the higher the keying efficiency. This year, many thin and light notebooks equipped with Core Ultra 9 processors need at least 4 minutes to process the same length of material. It may even take longer to complete, but with the AI ​​performance of RTX 4060Ti, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 can completely cut out the portrait in the video in just 1 minute and 13 seconds, and can also perform various stroke special effects processing on the material, giving it a leading speed advantage obvious.

Performance Measurement

Since the AI ​​experience of Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 is very good, everyone must be curious about its performance. Combined with its hardware configuration, let’s take a look at this aspect performance. As for the processor, it uses Intel's 14th generation i9-14900, which has 24 cores and 32 threads. The maximum core frequency can reach 5.8GHz. It also supports the latest Thermal Velocity Boost acceleration technology, which can increase the frequency to 5.8GHz. There is no doubt that the performance potential of the 14th generation i9 is very strong, and the power consumption has been optimized to 220W, which greatly improves the energy consumption ratio. As for the RTX 4060Ti graphics card, it is considered an old friend. I will not expand on the two in detail here to talk about the architecture and specifications. Let’s go straight to the topic.

#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, the Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 does not adopt very aggressive performance scheduling for operating temperature and noise.

Next is the CineBench R23 test. Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 obtained a single-core score of 2240 points and a multi-core score of 24819 points. Since Chaoxiang Z8000 is mainly for office use market, so it is necessary to balance power consumption control and performance. This benchmark 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, and the CPU single-core score was 14146 points. The multi-core score is 173413 points. You can view more sub-project scores by yourself.

As for GPU, we tested it through 3D Mark. In the Time Spy Extreme test project, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 obtained a graphics card score of 6135 points. The CPU score reached 7800 points.

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 nuclear graphics or only provide a "bright" level of independent graphics. Obviously, it is simply unable to exert the AI ​​performance required in the creative field and the light tracing and CUDA performance required in the professional design field.

Then let’s 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 release of CPU performance. 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. It turns out that he must have some 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, the read speed is 80291MB/s and the write speed is 75593MB /s, the copy speed is 77550MB/s, the memory latency is 81.1ns, and the L3 cache latency is 15.3ns. This set of results is already a relatively good performance on a commercial PC.

As for hard drives, 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 measured performance of CrystalDiskMark, it is also a proper flagship solid-state level.

Appearance design

Finally let’s take a look at its appearance. The reason why we put it at the end is very simple. Most commercial desktop computers generally adopt a simple, simple, and calm design style, and will continue the classic design elements for several generations of products. After all, the usage scenarios and positioning determine that its tool attributes are much greater than its design attributes, and it is strong/stable/durable. is the most important.

What we got this time is a complete set with a 27-inch official 4K monitor and a set of commercial wired keyboard and mouse. When put together, it fits 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 everyone usually buys, it is much smaller. 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 at any time. This design is still very practical.

Many commonly used interfaces are 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 It is very common on commercial desktop PCs and can effectively improve the efficiency of users copying data to external storage devices, or better connect wired headsets 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 panel. 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.

Summary

Judging from the above tests and experiences, Tsinghua Tongfang Chaoxiang Z8000 essentially does not break away from many features of commercial desktop PCs, such as appearance design, etc., but it has better configuration and graphics performance. The sincerity is not bad, and it can make full use of the AI ​​performance of the hardware to provide a comfortable AI creation experience. I believe this commercial AI PC model will 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 illustrate that in the past, exclusive hardware customization and improved corporate after-sales system services type selling point, the proportion of commercial PC market strategy has changed, and 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 is bound to become the next battlefield for commercial PCs.

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