HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.04% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140923
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 22:02
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User KEN-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 192
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 476
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
HP(103C 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.11
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
6.04% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 9.46
Parallax 2.22
6% 6.22 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 8.17
7% 8.28 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.04%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Generic S200 Hard drive 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 86 84 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 128
Write 137
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 87.9
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
277% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
18GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 70
Write 70.8
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 78
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 69%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
523GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 91 92 92 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 85.5
Write 81.3
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 90.4
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 27.4
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 10.5
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,661 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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