HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	35.6 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '18 at 01:07
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 187 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 425 43% 351 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 4% EVGA(3842 C829) 640MB Ram: 640MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	4.91% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 7.5 Parallax 2.41 5% 5.34 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 5.57 Splatting 5.43 5% 5.94 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80 2,275 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ10.1 Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 468 Write 72.2 Mixed 137 48% 226 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 6.59 52% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 47.3 DQ Mixed 9.27 33% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC46 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 109 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.62 136% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: HP64 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 110 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.48 118% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: HP73 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 127 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: HP73 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 118 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.45 101% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU7MFR8C-PB 5x8GB 5 of 8 slots used 40GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.5% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 10.4 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 67%

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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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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