HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.4% 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	43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	19.9 Days
Run Date	May 06 '24 at 10:11
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2-$345 10,301 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 194 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 495 54% 428 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 38 Parallax 53.8 33% 44.3 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 40.9 39% 49.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 47 36 19 29 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 368 Write 81.1 Mixed 138 SusWrite 37.5 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 20.9 4K Mixed 14.4 66% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 34.6 58% 111 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 78%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 167GB free Firmware: R013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 222 237 234 236 237 MB/s Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.2% Good	Read 235 Write 218 Mixed 214 SusWrite 222 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 22.1 102% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 48.1 65% 118 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 92%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$165 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 504GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 400 442 437 440 443 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 421 Mixed 397 SusWrite 410 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 36.6 135% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 334 252% 338 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 39.7 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 12.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 8: 0P 0R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	17%	23	215	57	60	31.5"	1280 720	MEIA296 Panasonic-TV

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,510x
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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Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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