HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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. 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16.4% 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	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 12:30
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1607 0 2,020 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 77.3 2-Core 153 58% 100 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 246 35% 257 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2200-$440 13,860 User benchmarks, average bench 16% HP(103C 1097) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 20.4 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 18.6 17% 18.6 fps	MRender 22.6 Gravity 21.5 Splatting 15.7 16% 19.9 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 140 144 122 127 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 303 Write 253 Mixed 242 SusWrite 133 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 27.7 95% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 283 201% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 94%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$25 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 374GB free Firmware: 1H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 77 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 87 Write 85.4 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 78 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9965525-116.A00LF 4x8GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (90^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.2% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 90%

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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	71	59	60	21.5"	1920 1017	BNQ78CD BenQ GW2255

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Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,519x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	787x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	697x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	498x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	307x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	263x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	184x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	129x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	113x

RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples	65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples	58x
HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 4x8GBHynixBench 89%, 207 samples	56x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16