HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '20 at 17:36
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 83
2-Core 164
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 749
66% 562 Pts
64-Core 944
58% 944 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 80%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Asus(1043 8675) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 195
Parallax 236
114% 190 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 206
Splatting 136
156% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 123%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK512MAY-1AE1ZABHA 512GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 194 227 232 220 225 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.9% Good
Read 222
Write 224
Mixed 201
SusWrite 220
49% 217 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 32.7
101% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 164
132% 187 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8C-RD 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 48.7
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 39.9
123% 43 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,656 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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