HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	93.3% 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.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160601
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 10:28
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 v2-$345 10,301 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 515 52% 423 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 432 434 409 399 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 403 Mixed 340 SusWrite 397 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 40.5 125% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 258 202% 274 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 201GB free Firmware: B1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 256 305 285 264 334 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 219 Write 98.5 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 294 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 9.6 37% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 6.7 DQ Write 11.7 DQ Mixed 8.5 7% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 102%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 794GB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 124 124 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 113 Mixed 91 SusWrite 124 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 114GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 106 105 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 106 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 112%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 67GB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 79 Write 78 Mixed 56 SusWrite 83.2 55% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT151R7TFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7TFR4C-H9 HMT151R7AFP4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 ... 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 31.9 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.7 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%

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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