HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130815
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJul 21 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 205
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 516
55% 440 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 36 40 40 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 43.5
Write 39.2
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 36.6
26% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 49%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
54GB free
Firmware: 03.03E03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 98 101 102 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 91
Write 88.5
Mixed 59
SusWrite 100
62% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325R7CFR8A-H9 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 29
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 80%

 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%
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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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