HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '20 at 17:00
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670-$53
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 77.5
2-Core 158
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 591
54% 454 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 558 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 436.30
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCT-128M3S 128GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VQDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 204 165 210 200 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 420
Write 210
Mixed 221
SusWrite 197
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 31.8
98% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 117
112% 180 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 82%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB
218GB free
Firmware: 5G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 114 116 117 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 107
Write 129
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 116
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.3
251% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 80%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
733GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 146 138 140 150 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 159
Write 98.1
Mixed 126
SusWrite 142
98% 131 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
363% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 87%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5773DH0-YK0 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 32.8
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,668 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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