HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 05 '19 at 02:13
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 198
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 528
53% 432 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 290
Nvidia(10DE 0492) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
0.67% Terrible
Lighting 0.73
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.09
1% 0.65 fps
MRender 1.24
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.98 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.67%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
VK0240GECQN 240GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 396 389 388 383 381 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 353
Write 414
Mixed 309
SusWrite 388
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 32.9
114% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 285
228% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
481GB free
Firmware: HP40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 103 105 108 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 88
Write 64
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 106
59% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 68%
WD My Book 1140 1.5TB
114GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 66 66 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
28% Poor
Read 63.3
Write 64.8
Mixed 46
SusWrite 65.8
82% 60 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 28%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 19.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.5
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,677 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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