HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% 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.
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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 00:28
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 599
60% 491 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 115
Parallax 106
88% 110 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 101
Splatting 100
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV01H3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 314 316 319 318 319 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 429
Mixed 376
SusWrite 326
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 53.4
166% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 349
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 106%
Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
466GB free
Firmware: HP64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 127 128 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 117
Write 114
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 127
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 21.9
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.1
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 66%

 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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