HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150527
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '17 at 18:21
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 0-$230 10,189 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 194 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 604 60% 486 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.61 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3033 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2189 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 288 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1310723 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 193 193 180399636569 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C2) HDA temperature 69 69 171800723487 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	40.2% Average	Read 262 Write 127 Mixed 168 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 13.2 69% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 44 DQ Mixed 19.9 19% 28.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 92%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 931GB free Firmware: SC23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 99 201724296 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 211 (05) Reallocated sector count 97 97 4448 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 163717836162 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 31017 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 184 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 39 39 61 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 1585 (BE) vendor-specific 75 50 420937753 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 132 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 227 (C2) HDA temperature 25 50 64424509465 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.9% Excellent	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 127 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.2 80% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 98%
PQI Intelligent Drive Micro USB 3.0 16GB-$36 367 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 30.6 Write 10.5 Mixed 13.3 20% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.99 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.02 30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 36KSF1G72PZ-1G4M1 Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9 Hynix HMT31GR7EFR4A-PB Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1333, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 30 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

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Workstation 11%

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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	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 $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 $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