HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '19 at 20:24
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 198
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 499
56% 440 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MG03ACA100 1TB
494GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FL1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 117 120 119 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 112
Write 123
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 117
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 91%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 04.05G09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 106 106 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63% Good
Read 113
Write 103
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 106
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70CH0-YH9 3x8GB
3 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 24.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68%
Great: 70%

 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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