HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	12.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	3.21% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '22 at 22:55
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1603 0 3,589 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 145 58% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 203 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000 11,114 User benchmarks, average bench 13% HP(103C 079C) 3GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.98 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Lighting 14.3 Reflection 18.6 Parallax 19.3 12% 17.4 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 18.4 Splatting 15.6 15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
KingFast 240GB 4,155 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0918A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 143 86 18 55 7.1 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	3.21% Terrible	Read 1.2 Write 0.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 51.8 3% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 94%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 931GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 141 154 155 151 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 153 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 98%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID 1621 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.4 3.9 5.8 6.6 7.1 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Read 23.7 Write 2 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 5.4 13% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-PB 8x2GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 8 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,500x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	774x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	688x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	305x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	261x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	184x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	112x

RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples	65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples	56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples	55x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16