HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '19 at 21:17
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635 10,921 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 95 2-Core 192 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 543 53% 433 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 85%

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: 375.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK128MAY-1A 128GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: M504 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 389 Write 282 Mixed 294 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 37.5 138% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 184 180% 286 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 621GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 143 142 146 145 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 84.5 Mixed 102 SusWrite 127 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD 2x4GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,499x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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