HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.53% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	36.4 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141023
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 03:08
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (60^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, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 98 2-Core 196 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 390 52% 390 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000 13,526 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 094C) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 10.7 7% 9.93 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 11.1 Splatting 9.7 9% 11 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST300MM0006 300GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 135 130 145 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 168 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 146 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.6 310% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 112%
Seagate ST300MM0006 300GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 264GB free Firmware: HPS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 124 124 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 123 Mixed 71 SusWrite 125 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.5 292% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 112%
Seagate ST300MM0006 300GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 269GB free Firmware: HPS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 181 179 183 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 189 Mixed 90 SusWrite 182 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.5 305% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
Patriot Memory 124GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 41GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 5.2 5.9 2.4 4.9 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Read 10.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 4.4 6% 4.97 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 HMT41GU7MFR8C-H9 Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 HMT41GU7M... 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1600, 1866, 1600, 1866, 1866, 1333, 1866, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048, 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.5% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 28.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	75	18.9"	1280 720	BTD1913

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Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,501x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	776x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	688x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	306x
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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16