HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120717
Uptime13 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 22:44
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 493
48% 394 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia NVS 300
Nvidia(10DE 0863) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.75% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.44
1% 0.84 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 0.74
1% 0.76 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.75%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
240gb Client SSD 240GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 133 135 131 134 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 117
Write 158
Mixed 161
SusWrite 130
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 24.9
91% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 137
114% 163 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
165GB free
Firmware: JKAOA10D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 76 75 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 31.3
Write 68.3
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 74.8
38% 51.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 69%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 134 135 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77% Very good
Read 134
Write 135
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 134
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC72B89G0NF-DI Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB NT2GC72B89G0NF-DI Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB NT2GC72B89G0NF-DI Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB NT2GC72B89G0NF-DI 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 30.3
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,668 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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