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How do I find the best AI PC for my organization?
With AI PCs flooding the market, every OEM claims top-tier performance. Finding the devices that truly deliver for your users is critical.
BenchSmart by SHI provides unbiased, data-backed comparisons of AI-powered devices, so you can say goodbye to guesswork and hello to the perfect choice. With BenchSmart, you can:
- Benchmark AI workloads across chipsets and brands.
- Compare CPU, GPU, and NPU performance with consistent testing.
- Validate OEM claims against real-world data.
- Measure user experience under your actual workloads.
- Generate reports with procurement-ready metrics.
Our experts help define your evaluation criteria and simplify your decision making with objective insights.
Video Transcript: BenchSmart by SHI
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Welcome to Benchmark, a proprietary tool designed and developed by SHI to evaluate the performance of AI PCs and edge devices in detail.
Whether you're testing chat responses, voice transcription, or image generation, Benchmark delivers deep insights into system behavior across a variety of AI workloads.
One of Benchmark’s key capabilities is its ability to run locally. After testing is complete, results are securely offloaded to a centralized database. This ensures that only specific test scripts run on the device, maintaining consistency across evaluations and guaranteeing that no other processes interfere with the results.
Benchmark measures both individual and combined AI workloads, providing a clear picture of system efficiency. With Benchmark, we can analyze multiple performance factors—including CPU, GPU, and NPU utilization—ensuring that every processing unit’s contribution is accurately accounted for. This enables precise comparisons across various silicon platforms, including AMD, Intel, Apple, and Qualcomm.
Once a test is initiated, Benchmark tracks several key metrics:
- Tokens processed per second
- Power consumption (in watts)
- Workload distribution across compute resources
- Battery life impact
Our objective approach highlights differences in platform and OEM performance, helping customers make data-driven decisions when selecting devices.
Test results are stored in the Benchmark backend, allowing SHI to generate comprehensive reports that compare multiple devices and their AI capabilities. Benchmark also offers detailed reports with historical trends, enabling SHI to track performance improvements over time. This ensures we have the data needed to validate OEM claims and refine your product selection criteria.
While Benchmark is not designed to mimic user behavior exactly, it stress-tests systems to assess performance under typical enterprise workloads. This helps infer the impact on user experience when running local AI tasks.
Benchmark, developed by SHI, empowers businesses with objective performance evaluations—ensuring informed decision-making for AI PCs and edge devices.
Start your AI performance analysis today with Benchmark.
How do I test AI PCs before buying them?
Our Next-Gen Device Lab lets you test AI devices from top OEMs in a risk-free space customized to mirror your IT environment. You can evaluate devices, actual AI workloads, and specific use cases, comparing device performance in real time and benchmarking against industry standards.
Our AI PC experts work alongside your team to develop custom ROI projections, measure performance metrics specific to your industry, and validate security compliance. Together, we’ll calculate the true total cost of ownership and potential return on investment for your new AI devices.
Video Transcript: SHI's Next-Gen Device Lab
Welcome to SHI's NextGen Device Lab,where innovation drives business transformation. At SHI, we empower organizations to reimagine the workplace. In our device lab, you'll gain hands-on access to the latest AI powered PCs, immersive ARVR headsets, and cutting edge devices from top OEMs. All designed to elevate productivity, collaboration, and employee experience. Explore real world AI software solutions on modern endpoint devices. Benchmark performance, usability, and compatibility with your workforce personas so you can make data driven decisions that align with your business goals. With SHI's proprietary tool, BenchSmart, you can intelligently compare how devices handle AI workloads and match them to your workforce needs, enabling smarter, faster, and more cost-effective technology investments. Our end-user integration center is built for collaboration. Through workshops and tailored solutioning, we help you finalize the right tech stack to drive innovation, improve employee satisfaction, and build a resilient IT strategy. SHI's NextGen Device Lab is your launchpad for smarter, more personalized workplace solutions. Discover how SHI can help you unlock the full potential of your device strategy.
How do I roll out AI PCs across my organization?
Our End-User Integration Center (EIC) handles the configuration and deployment of devices directly to end users. Our in-house experts handle the entire AI PC rollout process, including:
- Pre-configuring AI PCs with apps and security policies.
- Deploying at scale without disrupting operations.
- Managing maintenance and updates throughout the AI PC lifecycle.
- Ensuring secure, EPA-compliant disposal at end of life.
- Flexible financing for predictable budgeting
- Moving AI processing on device and reducing cloud spend.
We work with your processes, timelines, and workflows, dramatically reducing deployment time and cost.
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SHI’s End-User Integration Center customizes, ships, and helps manage devices across their entire life.
February 20, 2025What is the best way to integrate AI PCs into existing workflows?
We create custom adoption plans that align with your infrastructure, software, and user needs. Without a tailored roadmap, AI PCs risk low adoption and high disruption.
Our experts assess your current infrastructure, software, and security to design a custom roadmap and determine how AI workloads can be moved out of the cloud or data center and onto your endpoints. This ensures seamless AI PC integration into your workflows, minimizing disruption and allowing your teams to increase productivity.
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Experience performance, security, and personalization that actually meet the diverse needs of modern users.
September 20, 2024What is the easiest way to pay for AI PCs?
Our device as a service (DaaS) offering lets you get the latest AI-powered devices from leading manufacturers without the massive upfront costs. For fixed monthly payments, DaaS from SHI includes:
- The latest AI PCs from leading vendors.
- Comprehensive device lifecycle management from setup to secure disposal.
- Pre-configuration at our End-User Integration Center.
- Proactive device monitoring and support.
- Flexible upgrades as your needs evolve.
Adopting AI PCs allows you to move AI workloads to endpoints for lower latency and better performance and scale, reducing cloud costs. And with DaaS, you can accomplish all of the above without high device costs.
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With detailed insights and accurate comparisons, you can make smarter AI device choices.
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