HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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. 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	17.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130327
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 01:50
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1607 0 2,020 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 65.4 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 150 56% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 305 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 2272) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 33.7 Parallax 45.5 30% 38.6 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 37.9 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 44 43 46 44 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 434 Write 406 Mixed 338 SusWrite 56.3 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 32.7 111% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 214 192% 292 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 118%
Intel SSDSC2BA200G3 200GB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 33GB free Firmware: 0270 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 226 230 237 239 238 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57% Above average	Read 239 Write 228 Mixed 198 SusWrite 231 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 25.2 83% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 163 122% 164 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 97%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 72 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 75 Write 72.3 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 73.5 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 144GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 78 78 80 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 79.7 71% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 731GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 75 63 71 72 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 71.8 Write 54.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 68.5 75% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D Samsung M393B1K70CHD-CH9 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D 36JSZF1G72PZ-1G4D 64GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.8% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.5 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns

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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	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 $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