HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

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


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

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 0-$345 17,464 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 195 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 498 50% 409 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000 15,855 User benchmarks, average bench 6% HP(103C 084A) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 311.66 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 6% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 238GB free Firmware: 0909 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.6% Above average	Read 270 Write 241 Mixed 255 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 5.48 68% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 5.78 41% 94.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 69%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0909 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 442 Write 226 Mixed 328 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 5.51 71% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 5.91 35% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 69%
Samsung 840 120GB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 16GB free Firmware: 8B0Q Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.1% Average	Read 268 Write 91.7 Mixed 129 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 9.63 74% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 20.8 45% 92.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 6x4GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 6 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 34.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%

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

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,500x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	774x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	688x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	496x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples	304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	261x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	183x
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	56x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16