HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	83.5% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	10.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '20 at 09:09
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 495 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 495 31% 495 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 59.4 51% 62.7 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 53 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 256GB 256GB 9,229 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 330 396 412 411 415 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 476 Write 396 Mixed 349 SusWrite 362 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 23.2 110% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 42.3 81% 155 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 166%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 483GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 107 107 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 66 SusWrite 105 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB 1,723 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 323GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 86.2 Write 89.6 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 82.2 56% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 3x4GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3 of 8 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 25 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 70%

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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	1,502x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	780x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	690x

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 $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16