HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 05:51
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2690 0 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 68.6 1-Core 53.7 2-Core 107 47% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 428 38% 322 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 2128) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1001 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.74% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 3 Parallax 2 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.74% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 91 88 88 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 203 Write 150 Mixed 166 SusWrite 85.6 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 27.2 96% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 111 86% 116 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 73%
JAJS600M1TB 1TB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 729GB free Firmware: T1125A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 192 195 192 196 195 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.7% Very poor	Read 56.5 Write 131 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 192 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 0.2 13% 7.87 MB/s	DQ Read 0.1 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 0.3 16% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 99%
Seagate ST9600204SS 600GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 559GB free Firmware: XRFB SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 128 129 130 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 129 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%
Seagate ST9600204SS 600GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 559GB free Firmware: XRFB SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 131 130 136 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 117 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 131 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 124 125 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 124 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 88%
Seagate ST9600204SS 600GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 559GB free Firmware: XRFB SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 130 130 130 131 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 67 SusWrite 130 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 88%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 58GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 130 133 134 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 96.3 Write 90.3 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 132 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 108%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 19GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 21 26 22 22 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 20 Write 44.2 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 22.5 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351R7CFR8C-PB Samsung M393B5273CH0-YH9 Samsung M393B5273DH0-YK0 HMT351R7CFR8C-PB Samsung M393B5273DH0-YK0 Samsung M393B5170FH0-YH9 Samsung M393B5170FH0-CH9 Samsung M393B5270CH0-YH9 32GB 1600, 1333, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.3% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 25.5 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	22"	1280 720	ACR0050 Acer X223W

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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	783x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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