HP Z820 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z820 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 158B
Memory8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2643 0
CPU0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 175
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 561
54% 447 Pts
64-Core 878
54% 878 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
EVGA(3842 2732) 2GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 425 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.74% Terrible
Lighting 5.17
Reflection 6.12
Parallax 4.12
4% 5.14 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 0.04
3% 3.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.74%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 128 4.5 28 52 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 406
Write 292
Mixed 277
SusWrite 56.1
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 15.8
60% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 76.3
DQ Mixed 42.6
46% 78 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 60%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
931GB free
Firmware: 1H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 230 234 232 236 231 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 215
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 232
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 133%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 3x4GB
3 of 16 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.8% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 6.8
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 74.8
53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z820 Workstation Builds (Compare 1,750 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

System: HP Z820 Workstation

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