HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '20 at 10:44
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 v2-$635 10,921 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 118 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 670 72% 572 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 133 Parallax 135 108% 133 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 128 Splatting 110 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 474 Write 458 Mixed 399 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 42.9 137% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 363 271% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB 7,333 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 369GB free Firmware: EDFM20.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,183 Write 1,622 Mixed 1,302 308% 1,369 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68.3 233% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 709 510% 658 MB/s
Poor: 99% Great: 239%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 170GB free Firmware: 1A02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,783 Write 42.5 Mixed 87 1,173% 1,637 MB/s	4K Read 543 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.5 22,947% 182 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 312GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 145 Write 102 Mixed 82.5 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.6 307% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 111%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 639GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 60.5 111% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT31GR7EFR4C-RD 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 114%

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,499x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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