HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '23 at 14:46
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2643 0-$1,040 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 65.6 2-Core 170 62% 107 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 422 44% 353 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1379) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.8 34% 41.7 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35.4 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Xbory R500 256G 256GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: W0201A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 87 95 97 97 98 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.3% Above average	Read 241 Write 210 Mixed 198 SusWrite 91.4 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 23.7 112% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 27.1 30% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 89%
WD WD3200AVKX-625FY0 320GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 256GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 102 100 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 104 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 99.3 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 870GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 130 129 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 117 Mixed 83 SusWrite 128 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT31GR7CFR4C-H9 2x8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 51%

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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: 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	60	60	23"	1920 1080	HWP3063 HP E231

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,501x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	780x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	689x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	496x
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 $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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16