HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131118
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 22:00
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 198 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 499 55% 432 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 36EA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.9% Average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 63.3 50% 63.5 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 52.4 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 296 298 298 298 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 419 Mixed 368 SusWrite 286 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 39.8 129% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 124%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 105GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 87.6 Write 27.5 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 29.3 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 82%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 32.9 Write 28.1 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 27.1 37% 28 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 5 404% 5.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-PB 4x2GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 86%

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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 $273	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 $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