HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.58% 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 Drive56.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '17 at 11:14
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 194
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 498
51% 412 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
HP(103C 084A) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 311.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.58% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 9
Parallax 6.41
6% 7.69 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 8.13
Splatting 8.52
7% 8.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.58%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 401
Write 226
Mixed 181
59% 269 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 13.6
84% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.8
DQ Write 60.9
DQ Mixed 14.5
21% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 31.1
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.5
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86.2%
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 5,668 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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