HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.2% 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	54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 04:31
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1603 0 3,589 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 73.8 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 146 58% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 251 33% 249 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3419) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.2% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 77.9 36% 59.7 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 40.2 42% 53.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M510_2.5_7MM_128GB 128GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: DL06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 122 128 126 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 287 Write 184 Mixed 185 SusWrite 125 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 28.3 102% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 39.3 40% 62.8 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 86%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 117GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 169 170 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 144 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 167 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 98%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 107GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 81 Write 97.7 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 95.8 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 121 123 128 127 128 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 166 Mixed 73 SusWrite 126 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M392B1K70CM0-YH9 2x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.7% Poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.1 19% 6.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 5.9 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 50%

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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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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,503x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	781x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	691x

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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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