HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 11 '22 at 06:50
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635 10,921 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 183 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 559 54% 445 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 237 Parallax 274 211% 257 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 219 Splatting 166 180% 229 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: ST8S1024 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 431 Write 400 Mixed 370 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 27.2 95% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 222 195% 292 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 113%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 221GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 128 121 151 149 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.2% Average	Read 274 Write 153 Mixed 180 SusWrite 142 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 21.4 4K Mixed 18.1 60% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 62.1 DQ Mixed 72.2 58% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 257GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 387 393 394 396 381 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 372 Mixed 299 SusWrite 390 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 29.4 112% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 258 216% 313 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 118GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 96 97 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 78.3 Write 60.1 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 95.7 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 208GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 97 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 103 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 8x2GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 39.8 120% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

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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	156	137	144	31.5"	2560 1440	ACR067E ED323QUR A

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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