HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.5% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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
Memory25.1 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 11 '17 at 05:14
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 97
2-Core 203
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 637
64% 522 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Asus(1043 841E) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Lighting 33.3
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 40.8
27% 35.5 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 27.2
28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 174
Mixed 169
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.21
82% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-CH9 28GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.9% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 24.5
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.8
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,697 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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