HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.31% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 05:25
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 200
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 598
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100 (FireGL V)
HP(103C 2120) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.31% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 8.19
Parallax 7.94
5% 7.44 fps
MRender 7.48
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 7.74
6% 7.01 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.31%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 98 98 81 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 194
Write 118
Mixed 146
SusWrite 91.3
31% 137 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 25.4
87% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 87
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 96.4
75% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 121 121 121 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 122
Write 119
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 120
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 116 117 117 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67% Good
Read 117
Write 109
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 116
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF1G72PZ-1G6D1 1x8GB
1 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
29% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 8.3
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 29%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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