HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.95% 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 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.
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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '20 at 06:19
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2640 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 74.2
2-Core 148
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 423
44% 355 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 8.67
Reflection 7.62
Parallax 8.97
7% 8.42 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.17
Splatting 7
7% 8.44 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$50
26GB free
Firmware: 4.AAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 50 48 50 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 46
Write 19
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 49.3
27% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 42%
WD WD1600AABS-00PRA0 160GB
91GB free
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 67 67 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 59
Write 63.7
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 67
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 137 139 146 138 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 162
Write 152
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 138
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5170EH1-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.3% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 11.2
36% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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