HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive163% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '20 at 19:34
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 184
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 602
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia NVS 300
HP(103C 0862) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.14% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 0.44
1% 1.33 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.78
2% 1.8 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.14%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEDMW012T4 1TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV101H0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1123 1118 1119 1121 1129 1126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 576
Write 1,155
Mixed 569
SusWrite 1,123
195% 856 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 37
150% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 526
DQ Mixed 605
448% 594 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 163%
Great: 250%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.1% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 18.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.1
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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