HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.5% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '23 at 18:51
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2620 0-$77 3,540 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 119 52% 85 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 324 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000 11,114 User benchmarks, average bench 13% HP(103C 079C) 3GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 473.81 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Lighting 12.4 Reflection 18 Parallax 19.7 10% 16.7 fps	MRender 21.1 Gravity 17.8 Splatting 14.7 14% 17.9 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microfrom 128GB SATA3 SSD 128GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0317A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 82%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 111GB free Firmware: UF510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 4.1 102 155 114 113 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.9% Below average	Read 234 Write 205 Mixed 162 SusWrite 115 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 14.7 57% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 69.8 DQ Mixed 44.2 45% 75 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 55%
IND-S325S/128G 128GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 11GB free Firmware: S0424A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 248 Write 218 Mixed 220 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 0.9 45% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 62.3 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 23 26% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 81%
WD WD3200BUCT-63TWBY0 320GB 2,278 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 152GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.1 2.3 4.7 3.7 2.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 157 Write 9.7 Mixed 19 SusWrite 3.1 34% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 47%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 72GB free Firmware: MS1OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 131 147 143 128 124 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 110 Mixed 30 SusWrite 135 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 103%
Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 80GB-$33 1,073 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 31GB free Firmware: PF2OA63A SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 54.2 Write 38.2 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 36.2 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT31GR7EFR4A-H9 1x8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.8% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 6.8 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 6.9 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 29%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,712 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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