HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	93.2% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	15.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	66.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 22:10
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (22^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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 102 52% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 175 20% 155 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 301 270 246 228 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 347 Mixed 354 SusWrite 265 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 42 137% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 322 246% 336 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 10GB free Firmware: A28B SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 62 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 61.4 Write 59.3 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 60.9 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 13GB free Firmware: A3GB SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 60.6 Mixed 44 SusWrite 63.2 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 69%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB 1,006 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 2GB free, PID 0109 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	9.43% Terrible	Read 20 Write 12.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 12.5 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.2 122% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.43% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-PB HMT451U7AFR8C-PB HMT451U7AFR8C-PB HMT451U7AFR8C-PB HMT451U7AFR8C-RD 20GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.7% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 8.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 96.5 41% 96.5 ns

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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