HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% 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 Drive40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131118
Uptime19 Days
Run DateJun 04 '20 at 11:30
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 182
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 546
57% 457 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Nvidia(10DE 1073) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.1
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 15.9
15% 16.4 fps
MRender 22.2
Gravity 18.2
Splatting 16
15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900711
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 145 20 14 78 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 302
Write 76.7
Mixed 214
SusWrite 61.9
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 17.8
42% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 132
131% 203 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
42GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 77 78 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 62.3
Write 71.3
Mixed 49
SusWrite 77.4
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
260GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 97 96 96 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 82.8
Write 94.3
Mixed 49.7
SusWrite 95
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
44.7% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 14
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.3
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 50%

 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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