HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '23 at 16:50
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2680 0 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 43.7 2-Core 110 44% 73.5 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 337 33% 271 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 75%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 120 145 77 174 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 351 Write 285 Mixed 229 SusWrite 142 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 14.6 50% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 253 197% 269 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000H1 128GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 66GB free Firmware: EMT02H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 49 55 38 54 55 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.4% Below average	Read 200 Write 132 Mixed 128 SusWrite 51.2 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 15.5 65% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 78.4 77% 126 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 87%
WL1000GSA12872B 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1TB free Firmware: WG01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 137 165 77 171 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 227 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 145 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 254% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M393B1K70DH0-YH9 8x8GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 27 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 18.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 143 28% 143 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 126%

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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	8	5	0	0"	1280 720

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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	1,503x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	781x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	691x

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 $80Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16