HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '18 at 17:28
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 100
2-Core 204
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 651
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
Nvidia(10DE 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 386.1
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.01% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.47
4% 4.33 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.01%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPU256HCGL-000H1 256GB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM62H1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 86%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
429GB free
Firmware: 01.01S03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 140
Write 128
Mixed 123
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 2.88
4K Mixed 0.4
130% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-G7 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 28.1
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,657 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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