HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130327
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 00:52
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 189
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 470
48% 389 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 331.65
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 3.97
4% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.31%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 040H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 99 112 114 89 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 387
Write 150
Mixed 247
SusWrite 105
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 14.5
80% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 16
26% 47 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 69%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
62GB free
Firmware: 040H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 100 178 186 33 12 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 405
Write 256
Mixed 247
SusWrite 127
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 15.2
85% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 15.7
41% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 28.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 12.1
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 86%

 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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