HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.6% 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	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

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System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 23:24
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2640 0 3,274 User benchmarks, average bench 65% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 137 58% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 420 43% 348 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 102 60% 82.2 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 84.9 Splatting 53.3 55% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 807GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 72 78 75 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 411 Write 78.2 Mixed 116 SusWrite 75.7 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 19.7 87% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 106 84% 121 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 758GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 179 164 180 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 152 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 176 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 13 15 17 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 31 Write 19.1 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 14.1 41% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 107% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 28%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 2,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 107GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 17 15 15 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 16.6 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 14.4 22% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 65% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ20EF8BDWA-GN-F 8x2GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 8 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.7% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 28.3 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 10.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 91%

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Gaming 12%

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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	1,500x
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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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 $178	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