HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive90.4% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 03:13
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 94.9
2-Core 203
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 652
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
MSI(1462 809F) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.83% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 2.85
Parallax 1.84
2% 2.33 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 1.83
2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.83%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GB
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 320 297 292 292 293 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 325
Write 289
Mixed 306
SusWrite 305
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 46.2
133% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 544
360% 428 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 197%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 47.7
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 43
128% 44.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 13.8
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,698 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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