HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 05:53
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 199
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 491
52% 416 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 1469) 2GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.95% Terrible
Lighting 1.03
Reflection 1.23
Parallax 0.34
1% 0.87 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.41 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 0.95%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 50.0AB50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 101 76 59 63 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 60
SusWrite 69.1
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 67%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
111GB free
Firmware: 3.AFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 57 59 59 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 63.4
Write 60.3
Mixed 46.7
SusWrite 58.8
42% 57.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 31.3
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 13.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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