HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 05:12
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 183
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 604
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 186
Parallax 187
136% 180 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 174
Splatting 119
111% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM04B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 126 118 115 115 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.4% Average
Read 185
Write 178
Mixed 154
SusWrite 120
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 32.9
95% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 33.1
DQ Write 63
DQ Mixed 39.8
33% 45.3 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 116%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 127 118 115 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 152
Write 137
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 122
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8C-RD 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 40.1
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.9
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 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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