HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 93.4
2-Core 190
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 596
59% 483 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Dell(1028 2126) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 2.04
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.69 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 2.09
1% 1.62 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4A0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 478
Write 453
Mixed 470
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 5.9
47% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 18.5
DQ Write 16.8
DQ Mixed 6.06
8% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT151R7TFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7TFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 30.5
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%

 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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