HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635 10,921 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 198 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 606 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 510 2,450 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 0967) 2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 392.0 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPU256HCGL-000H1 256GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: UXM62H1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 850 Write 675 Mixed 415 143% 646 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 41.4 132% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 429 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 198 177% 274 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 86%
Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB-$256 1,827 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 206GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 249 256 265 265 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 355 Write 280 Mixed 342 SusWrite 260 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 21.5 79% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 140 111% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 69%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 17 16 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 104 Write 24.2 Mixed 36 SusWrite 16.8 48% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.6 115% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GB 366 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 37 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

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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	1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	772x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	685x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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