HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 01:18
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 73.2
2-Core 182
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 504
50% 410 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.13025.10004
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.6% Above average
Lighting 61.3
Reflection 66.4
Parallax 79.3
50% 69 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 66.1
Splatting 56.5
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 131 133 132 131 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 347
Write 377
Mixed 237
SusWrite 153
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 35.9
130% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 168
178% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2G70BH0-YK0 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 8.7
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,671 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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