HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.3% 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 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.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130815
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '17 at 12:52
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 195
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 496
53% 423 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4200-$820
Nvidia(10DE 1096) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 888 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 25.3
Reflection 27
Parallax 34.2
21% 28.8 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 27.2
26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 97.1
Mixed 92.5
72% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.18
77% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 156
Mixed 124
112% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.19
83% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 3x8GB
3 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.4% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 12
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 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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