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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	24 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '18 at 09:34
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2680 0 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 142 58% 96.9 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 599 54% 455 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 75%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 212 210 218 246 212 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 276 Write 150 Mixed 334 SusWrite 225 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 27.6 94% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 204 169% 242 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 76GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 13 12 12 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 21 Write 12.8 Mixed 14.8 SusWrite 13 20% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.7 120% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 36%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.9 8.8 8.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	5.58% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 4 Mixed 5 SusWrite 8.6 10% 9.27 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.58% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U7CFR8C-PB 8x2GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 30.2 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,500x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	775x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	688x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	305x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16