HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.12% 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 Drive107% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory45.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '20 at 07:04
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 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 E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 201
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 516
58% 453 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
BFG(19F1 0765) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.17
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 2
5% 5.71 fps
MRender 9.19
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 6.26
5% 6.56 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.12%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149
413GB free
Firmware: 42A2S8MA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 316 315 315 309 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 364
Write 113
Mixed 103
SusWrite 312
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 62.6
202% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 439
300% 370 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 112%
Great: 322%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 450 453 413 214 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 464
Mixed 438
SusWrite 360
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 47.2
156% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 274
229% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT31GR7AFR4C-H9 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 32.7
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,748 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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