HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57% 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 Drive62% 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '19 at 09:56
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2690 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 175
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 700
61% 521 Pts
64-Core 621
38% 621 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57% Above average
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 72.5
Parallax 64
59% 69.6 fps
MRender 74.8
Gravity 66.5
Splatting 56.6
53% 66 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000H1 256GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT09H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 225 229 235 242 230 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
62% Good
Read 412
Write 255
Mixed 167
SusWrite 219
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 24.6
96% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 28.3
DQ Write 94.7
DQ Mixed 30
32% 51 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 62%
Great: 88%
Kingston HyperX Fury 3.0 64GB
55GB free, PID 16a5
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Read 32.7
Write 28.1
Mixed 6
SusWrite 27.6
30% 23.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.1
74% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
49.7% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.3
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,663 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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