HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 03:19
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (92nd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 206
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 520
57% 449 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Lighting 74.5
Reflection 67.8
Parallax 86.7
61% 76.3 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 57.4
54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 74 43 153 74 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 357
Write 254
Mixed 278
SusWrite 93.8
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 31.2
111% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 180
157% 235 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
888GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 172 173 171 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 165
Mixed 90.9
SusWrite 172
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KDF51272PDZ1G4K 18KDF51272PDZ1G4K 18JDF51272PDZ1G4D 18KDF51272PDZ1G4K 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
88% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 33.2
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 88%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 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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