HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.3% 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 Drive84.4% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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
Memory15.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 07:19
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 above expectations (71st percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 193
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 438
48% 381 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 19
12% 16.2 fps
MRender 21.2
Gravity 18.1
Splatting 16.9
15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte UD PRO 512GB-$47
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 235 159 224 222 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 494
Write 429
Mixed 383
SusWrite 214
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 34.5
120% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 182
177% 279 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
822GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 161 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 160
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 160
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.3
253% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown D3ES12082XH12AA D3ES12082XH12AA Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1866, 1600, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,699 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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