HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.7% 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	53.3% 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 (13%). 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	13 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 19:42
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 75 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 147 58% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 279 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.9% 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 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 78.7 51% 66.2 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 40.3 44% 55 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.7% 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: 117 123 124 129 131 131 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.3% Above average	Read 276 Write 184 Mixed 194 SusWrite 126 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 27.3 102% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 38.8 40% 62.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 86%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 117GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 145 Write 144 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 168 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 98%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 107GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 89.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 96.1 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 126 129 131 130 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 174 Write 151 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 127 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.4% 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	22.9% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.13 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 50%

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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	1,508x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	784x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	695x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16