HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.4% 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
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '18 at 16:05
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 78.4
2-Core 166
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 501
51% 411 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 290
Nvidia(10DE 0492) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.0
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
0.74% Terrible
Lighting 0.83
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 0.38
1% 0.94 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 1.09
1% 1.07 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.74%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1222A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 403 394 388 393 393 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 458
Write 394
Mixed 366
SusWrite 397
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 14.3
82% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 87.3
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 24
68% 139 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 33.4
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 11.4
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 89%

 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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