HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% 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. 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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 E5-1603 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	60% Above average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 148 57% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 272 37% 277 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.7% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 59.3 58% 67.5 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 73 Splatting 68 60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 512GB 1,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 311 283 320 284 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 475 Mixed 424 SusWrite 299 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 39.4 132% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 354 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$33 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 1H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 122 122 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 121 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M393B5273DH0-YK0 8x4GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.7 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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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