HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130128
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateOct 05 '16 at 19:28
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 194
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 500
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W7000
AMD(1002 030C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.136.0
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
24.9% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 44.3
25% 35 fps
MRender 27
Gravity 28.3
Splatting 36
26% 30.5 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
635GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 146
Mixed 140
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.69
4K Mixed 0.21
102% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.8
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.1%
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 5,665 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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