HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.6% 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	103% 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	36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	32.5 GB free of 36 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 13:39
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 v2-$635 10,921 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 198 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 591 61% 493 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K5000 3,775 User benchmarks, average bench 21% HP(103C 0965) ≥ 4GB CLim: 705 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 33.2 22% 28.3 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 22.8 24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 433 430 428 425 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 455 Mixed 319 SusWrite 431 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 41.2 146% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 145 147% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: 5B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 247 246 247 246 247 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	79.9% Very good	Read 254 Write 243 Mixed 231 SusWrite 246 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 43.9 153% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 114 98% 145 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 512GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 477GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 247 246 246 246 246 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	88.4% Excellent	Read 254 Write 245 Mixed 240 SusWrite 246 56% 246 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 54.1 179% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 161 120% 161 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 124%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe 240GB-$600 224 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 204GB free Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 201 203 200 198 201 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.2% Good	Read 279 Write 217 Mixed 193 SusWrite 201 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 27.1 100% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 179 146% 210 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-PB HMT41GU7AFR8C-PB HMT41GU7AFR8C-PB HMT41GU7AFR8C-PB Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 36GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.2% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 18.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 57%

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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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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