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 (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 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	81.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 14:00
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 E5-2670-$53 4,803 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 79.3 2-Core 142 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 621 56% 469 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000 13,526 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 094C) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 270 359 359 214 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 478 Write 360 Mixed 320 SusWrite 279 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 30.2 103% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 193 173% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 103%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 213GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 61 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52% Above average	Read 255 Write 226 Mixed 232 SusWrite 85.2 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 28 92% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 175 132% 176 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUS724030ALA640 3TB 2,302 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: MF8OAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 161 161 161 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 172 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 161 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%
ASMedia ASM1153 500GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 460GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 125 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 223 Write 128 Mixed 158 SusWrite 126 202% 158 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 19.5 1,461% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 23 1,737% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 9JSF51272PZ-1G9E2 8x4GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 112%

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,504x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	782x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	692x

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 $51Bench 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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16