HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 22:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 588
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 156 177 210 214 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 302
Write 92.3
Mixed 213
SusWrite 178
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 18.2
67% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 20.7
DQ Mixed 20.5
16% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
931GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 105 107 106 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 115
Write 104
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 107
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.5
129% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773CH0-CH9 M391B1G73QH0-CMA Micron 18JSF25672AZ-1G4F M391B5773CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U7BFR8A-H9 16GB
1333, 1866, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.2% Below average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 9.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 40%

 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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