HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	49.9% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '23 at 05:38
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 75% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 86.6 2-Core 175 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 633 59% 490 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 310 4,920 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 094E) 512MB CLim: 523 MHz, MLim: 437 MHz, Ram: 512MB, Driver: 392.50 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 56 41 59 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 471 Write 410 Mixed 408 SusWrite 110 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 1.2 69% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 20 DQ Mixed 2.9 34% 88.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 36 35 35 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 167 Write 134 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 35.9 133% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.4 217% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 160GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 40.6 Write 51 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 27.4 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 496GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 117 Write 131 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 34.4 119% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.4 224% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 146GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 202 Write 132 Mixed 105 SusWrite 34.3 143% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.5 228% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 27GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 29.7 103% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 660GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.2 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	6% Terrible	Read 25.1 Write 29.2 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 9.2 28% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 11% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 438GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 29 28 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 182 Write 121 Mixed 101 SusWrite 28.8 131% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 241% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M393B1K70CH0-YH9 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 49%

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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	38	29	60	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 49S405

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,512x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	785x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	696x

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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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