HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics13.3% 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 Drive60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 15:02
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 139
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 460
43% 359 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.8
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 18.3
13% 16.1 fps
MRender 21.2
Gravity 14.1
Splatting 16.8
14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 285 302 304 276 293 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 327
Write 296
Mixed 182
SusWrite 284
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 21.3
92% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 69.9
DQ Mixed 36.2
32% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
461GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 121 121 121 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 120
Write 116
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 120
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273CH0-YH9 M391B5273CH0-YH9 M391B5273CH0-YH9 M391B5273CH0-YH9 M391B5273CH0-YH9 M391B5273CH0-YH9 PRINCETON PRINCETON 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 29.5
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 8.5
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,664 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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