HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '23 at 10:57
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	1%

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 E5-2660 0 1,318 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 115 53% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 498 47% 387 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% PwrHis(1787 2309) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	4.96% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 6 Parallax 6.7 5% 6.33 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 5.7 5% 5.6 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 128GB 1,555 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2012 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 287 Mixed 216 68% 310 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 31.5 104% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 197 166% 244 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion 512GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 8GB free Firmware: 0712 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 300 Write 175 Mixed 204 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 17.5 57% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 77.1 DQ Write 55.7 DQ Mixed 64.4 49% 65.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 67%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 24GB free Firmware: 1U SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 76 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 78.2 Write 79.9 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 74.1 48% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 60%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 2,959 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 79GB free Firmware: 0201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 49.9 Write 28.1 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 29.5 25% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GR7AFR4C-RD 2x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.7% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 61%

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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	23	3	60	23"	1280 720	LEN1115 LEN LI2321swA

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Gaming 12%

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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	1,507x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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