HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.1% 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130815
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '23 at 05:19
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 516 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 193 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 604 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8C90) 2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	2.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 3.6 3% 3.5 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 3.3 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate 600 Pro 240GB-$199 351 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: B710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 208 130 51 41 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 214 Write 302 Mixed 333 SusWrite 129 56% 245 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 21.3 74% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 64.1 89% 169 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 98%
Apple HDD HDS723020ALA640 2TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: MK0BBA81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 139 141 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 142 Mixed 79 SusWrite 139 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 87%
Toshiba MG06ACA800EY 8TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4TB free Firmware: GA05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 191 188 191 188 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 168 Mixed 86 SusWrite 189 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 2x8GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 66%

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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	36	18	60	21.5"	1920 1080	DELF10F DELL SE2219HX

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Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,709 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	1,507x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	782x
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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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