HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory22.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '17 at 18:52
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 200
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 499
57% 446 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 580
Nvidia(10DE 063A) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.0
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2% Terrible
Lighting 2.1
Reflection 4.19
Parallax 0.72
2% 2.34 fps
MRender 5.14
Gravity 1.43
Splatting 3.04
3% 3.21 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 493
Write 317
Mixed 319
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 14.6
64% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 33.2
56% 111 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 31.1
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.7
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,726 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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