HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB 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
Memory23 GB free of 36 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 29 '20 at 07:13
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 above expectations (65th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 85.2
2-Core 184
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 462
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2200-$440
HP(103C 1097) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 340.84
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 20.9
Reflection 16
Parallax 18.6
17% 18.5 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 19.3
Splatting 16
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
719GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 74 99 141 149 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 140
Write 42
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 116
66% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E3 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E3 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E3 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E3 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 36GB
1778, 1778, 1778, 1778, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.8% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 18
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 10.9
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,667 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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