HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive109% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150527
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 76.3
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 200
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 500
53% 423 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100
AMD(1002 2120) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.2601.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
5.53% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 8.35
Parallax 7.94
5% 7.64 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 7.78
6% 6.96 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.53%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 475GB
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 339 405 404 352 405 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 1,004
Write 503
Mixed 366
SusWrite 382
125% 564 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 28.5
98% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 375
DQ Mixed 298
238% 329 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 109%
Great: 167%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 166 164 166 163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 127
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 164
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.4% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 23.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,693 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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