Take a look at the table below, and you’ll see that the 3DBOXX R4.2 was the fastest machine we’ve ever tested. It edged its nearest competitor in every test except number 5, where the Xeon edged the Opteron by a few seconds, a surprising result. However, the most impressive win was for the test that’s the most processor-intensive, the virtual set project. It's the most render-intensive graphic in our benchmark suite. Using still photographs, an entire 3D environment is created within After Effects. The project involves constructing a room with walls and a ceiling, and then placing various graphics of pipes and gauges into the 3D space. Then, a camera is moved through the space, giving a 3D point of view. In that test, the R4.2 trounced its brother, shaving almost 25% off the score of BOXX’s Dual Xeon 3.06 machine we tested a few months ago.

Results in minutes: seconds Boldface indicates winner	Apple Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25GHz with 1GB DDR RAM	Dell Precision Workstation 350 Intel P4 3.06 GHz, 1GB PC1066 RDRAM	Boxx Technologies 3DBOXX S5s, Dual Xeon 3.06, 4GB PC2100 ECC DDR RAM	Boxx Technologies 3DBOXX R4.2, Dual Opteron 248 (2.21GHz), 2GB 333 ECC DDR RAM
1. After Effects: Simple Animation	:14	:07	:07	:03
2. After Effects: Video Composite	1:25	:54	:54	:46
3. After Effects: Data Project	3:47	2:05	1:32	1:23
4. After Effects: Gambler	:43	:29	:25	:21
5. After Effects: Source Shapes	7:06	4:14	2:52	2:58
6. After Effects: Virtual Set	8:15	4:24	3:22	2:19
CineBench 2003 Rendering Time (lower is better)		73.3 sec.	46.3 sec.	45.3
CineBench 2003 Rendering (CB-CPU score -- higher is better)	171	360	569	581

Summing up, BOXX has done it again with its dual Opteron machine, a worthy computer for your consideration of you’re looking for the fastest machine available. Granted, that “fastest machine” status could change within a few weeks, or as soon as the next contender shows up on the loading dock of the Midwest Test Facility, but for now, this is as good as it gets. Sure, its price tag of $5728 is steep, but in this class of machine, I’d say that’s a bargain. Highly recommended. [an error occurred while processing this directive]

System Specifications
Dual AMD Opteron 248 Processors
NVidia Quadro FX1100 128MB graphics card
(2) 74GB 10,000 RPM SATA 150, 8MB cache drives, four port serial RAID 0
AMD-8131 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel
AMD-8151 HyperTransport AGP Tunnel
128-bit Dual Channel Memory Bus
2GB (4- 512MB, supports up to 16GB) ECC Registered 333MHz DDR DIMMS
(8) DIMM Slots
Dual Channel UltraDMA 133 IDE Controller
Four Port Serial ATA RAID (0,1,0+1)
6 Channel Audio
(1) 8x AGP Pro Full Length Slot
(2) Full Length PCI-X 64bit 133/100MHz Slots
(2) Full Length PCI-X 64bit 100/66MHz Slots
(1) Onboard 10/100/1000Mbs Ethernet Adapter
(4) USB Ports: (2) Front USB 1.1, (2) Rear USB 2.0
(2) IEEE1394 Ports: (1) Front, (1) Rear
(1) Front headphone jack
(1) Parallel port
(1) Serial port
(4) 3.5" x 1" Internal hard drive bays
(2) 5.25" Exposed drive bays
1.44MB Floppy drive
460W Power supply
(2) 92MM, (1) 80MM Cooling fans
Tower Chassis (Optional 4U Rackmount kit)
Physical dimensions: 7.0"W x 17.0"H x 17.5"D