HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics33.7% 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 Drive80.3% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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
Memory60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150527
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 19:58
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2665 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 160
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 592
53% 450 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 854E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 43.8
Reflection 41.7
Parallax 41.5
36% 42.3 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 38
Splatting 33.7
30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 855GB
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 325 313 301 290 297 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.3% Excellent
Read 743
Write 351
Mixed 278
SusWrite 308
93% 420 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 19.4
65% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 179
157% 234 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 80%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 178 183 183 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 180
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 181
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G6D1 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 32.9
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,667 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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