HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.8% 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	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 21:09
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1603 0 3,589 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 72.6 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 146 57% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 252 32% 242 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 40.8 26% 35.8 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 23.5 22% 27.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 161 170 156 174 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 477 Write 429 Mixed 224 SusWrite 168 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 28.8 101% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 200 169% 248 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 894GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 185 185 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 132 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 185 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F 6x4GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%

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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	69	55	60	0"	1280 720	Default

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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

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

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