HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '19 at 17:23
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 171
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 580
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Dell(1028 2126) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1701.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.22% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 2.04
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.69 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 2.09
1% 1.69 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.22%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM84 128GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 316 286 299 318 349 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 394
Write 211
Mixed 193
SusWrite 316
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 10.2
42% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 52.2
DQ Mixed 73.6
67% 107 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 95%
Seagate ST31000524NS 1TB-$94
872GB free
Firmware: BB28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 119 120 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 125
Write 117
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 120
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70DH0-CH9 1x8GB
1 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 8.6
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,685 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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