HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 09 '19 at 01:25
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 (98th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 195
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 498
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1674 MHz, MLim: 1940 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Lighting 93.5
Reflection 93.9
Parallax 89.6
76% 92.3 fps
MRender 88.7
Gravity 84.2
Splatting 75.6
67% 82.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
504GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 105 107 112 111 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 121
Write 127
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 112
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 33.7
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 89%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,697 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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