HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130815
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 13:45
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345 17,464 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 98.1 2-Core 184 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 494 50% 403 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600 8,087 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 094B) 1GB CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 369.9 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.37 Reflection 4.08 Parallax 4.41 4% 4.28 fps	MRender 5.05 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 7 4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 2TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 240 243 244 245 243 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.8% Good	Read 259 Write 246 Mixed 240 SusWrite 243 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 33.3 110% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 152 116% 158 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 121%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 103 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 105 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 239% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 92%
Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 249 267 264 265 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 96%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 26.6 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 25 36% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 415GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 24 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 24.9 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 24.8 35% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 53% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 59%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 64GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 41GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 43.9 Write 8.3 Mixed 12 SusWrite 14.5 21% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K 4x4GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 32.8 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	772x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	686x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	495x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	261x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	183x
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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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