HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.4% 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	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	36.6 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '19 at 08:48
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 v2-$345 10,301 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 204 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 520 55% 439 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000 11,114 User benchmarks, average bench 13% HP(103C 079C) 3GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Lighting 15.3 Reflection 14.4 Parallax 19.2 12% 16.3 fps	MRender 21.1 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 16.8 15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 452GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 422 423 422 421 422 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 439 Mixed 351 SusWrite 420 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 41.7 134% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 32.6 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 191 141% 177 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 128%
Intenso 3in1 Line 8GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.1 7.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 16.4 Write 1 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 7.9 8% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA HMT325U7E... 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192, 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 40 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.9 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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	1,511x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	785x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	696x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	497x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	307x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	112x

RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples	65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples	57x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples	55x

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Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16