HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.1% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 01:47
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230 10,189 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 168 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 456 50% 397 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M6000 640 User benchmarks, average bench 73% Nvidia(10DE 1129) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1152 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68% Good	Lighting 84.4 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 69.8 69% 80.8 fps	MRender 82.6 Gravity 89.4 Splatting 74.3 66% 82.1 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 174 173 170 162 165 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.1% Good	Read 255 Write 240 Mixed 214 SusWrite 168 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 31.7 114% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 178 136% 183 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 133%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 232GB free Firmware: 7000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 185 187 187 188 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.6% Very good	Read 251 Write 196 Mixed 194 SusWrite 186 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 35.5 131% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 191 147% 199 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 121%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 870 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 134GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 108 116 118 115 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 296 Write 167 Mixed 159 SusWrite 113 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 13.9 58% 18.5 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 68.1 DQ Mixed 66 56% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 500GB free Firmware: 70RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 261 251 252 253 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 316 Write 367 Mixed 303 SusWrite 255 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 30.3 122% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 271 224% 322 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 121%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 790GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 101 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 105 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 101 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 66GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 141 139 140 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 185 Mixed 129 SusWrite 134 119% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 230% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%
Atto MediaRaid00 6TB 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 387 398 398 402 398 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 871GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 100 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 107 SusWrite 99.9 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 966GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 174 171 173 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 173 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 172 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6P1 Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8A-PB 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6P1 Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8A-PB Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6P1 Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8A-PB 18KSF1G72A... 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 87%

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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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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 $45	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