HP Z8 G4 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.25% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive193% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z8 G4 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 81C7
Memory111.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200827
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateApr 22 '21 at 15:19
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon Gold 6132
CPU0, 2 CPU, 28 cores, 56 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 71.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 207
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 838
75% 635 Pts
64-Core 3297
204% 3297 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P400
HP(103C 11BE) 2GB
CLim: 1252 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.49
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
9.25% Terrible
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 12.9
Parallax 9.5
9% 11.3 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 12.5
9% 11 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.25%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1411 1328 1267 1237 1223 1287 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,597
Write 1,168
Mixed 665
SusWrite 1292
264% 1,180 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 28.6
106% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 464
DQ Mixed 407
308% 410 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 193%
Great: 353%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
250GB free
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1457 1432 1336 1320 1373 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 1,234
Mixed 538
SusWrite 1,400
267% 1,193 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 31.6
116% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 486
DQ Mixed 406
311% 416 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 203%
Great: 306%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB
996GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 1447 1440 1434 1394 1417 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,604
Write 1,020
Mixed 651
SusWrite 1,418
262% 1,173 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 25.8
106% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 329
239% 309 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 196%
Great: 446%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
449GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1386 1451 1452 1359 1323 1407 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,680
Write 1,302
Mixed 988
SusWrite 1,396
301% 1,341 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 31.6
122% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 423
323% 431 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 209%
Great: 425%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
40GB free
Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,431
Write 1,200
Mixed 540
233% 1,057 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 31.9
114% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 480
DQ Mixed 401
308% 414 MB/s
Poor: 134% Great: 292%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393A2K40BB2-CTD 8x16GB
8 of 24 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
123% Outstanding
MC Read 58.2
MC Write 52
MC Mixed 43.6
146% 51.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 123%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z8 G4 Workstation Builds (Compare 808 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship

System: HP Z8 G4 Workstation

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