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 (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	34% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 10:00
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing as expected (53^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 as expected (56^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 89.5 2-Core 162 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 390 42% 334 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000 13,526 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 094C) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.11 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0809 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 110 89 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	34% Below average	Read 293 Write 165 Mixed 196 SusWrite 100 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 8.5 36% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 57.2 60% 99 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 70%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 422GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 95 96 99 92 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 105 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 93 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 69%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 233GB free Firmware: 0-41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 70 69 69 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 68.1 Write 70.6 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 69.6 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 38%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 324GB free Firmware: M SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 78 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 69.7 Write 45 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 78.2 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 44%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 2,264 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 136GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 74 77 74 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 85.4 Write 89.4 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 75.2 89% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 43%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 543 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 119GB free, PID 0216 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 21.4 Write 18.6 Mixed 19.4 SusWrite 19.7 27% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18KSF51272PDZ1G6K 4x4GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 31.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.7 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 95%

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples	1,499x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	772x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	686x

GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	495x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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