HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86% 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	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.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '23 at 12:48
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345 17,464 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 181 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 460 50% 397 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 86% 106 fps	MRender 90.8 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.5 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 766GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 324 365 369 371 373 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 449 Write 401 Mixed 311 SusWrite 345 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 28.8 107% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 253 207% 297 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 459GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 113 113 114 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 103 Write 69 Mixed 77 SusWrite 113 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK2002TSKB 2TB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 473GB free Firmware: MT4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 100 101 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 97 Write 99.2 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 100 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 85%
WL2000GSA3272 2TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 452GB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 63 62 63 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 50 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 62.6 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC72B4NA1NL-CG 8x4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 85%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	71	59	60	21.5"	1280 720	DELA09D DELL E2214H

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 5,717 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	1,509x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	785x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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