HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z420 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1589
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 08:20
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 324 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 83.5 2-Core 168 64% 110 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 465 44% 367 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.5% Poor	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 40.8 Parallax 39.6 31% 39.3 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 27.3 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 256GB 4,532 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 134 57 83 76 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 438 Write 345 Mixed 301 SusWrite 78.5 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 16 85% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 27.4 72% 145 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 754GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 162 170 169 170 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 141 Write 188 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 164 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 194GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 111 112 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 175 Write 158 Mixed 80 SusWrite 110 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,921 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.3 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Read 14.4 Write 6.2 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 6.2 8% 7.12 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 39% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9965434-038.A00LF 2x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 9.7 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 40%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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