HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 23:25
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 30%

 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 E5-1660 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 84.8
2-Core 165
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 556
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 720
44% 720 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.74
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 130
103% 132 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 126
Splatting 105
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 299 293 206 303 302 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 414
Mixed 378
SusWrite 295
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 40.9
135% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 348
263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
117GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 174 178 179 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 106
Write 105
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 178
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
106GB free
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 92 96 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 9.5
Write 132
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 93.4
45% 61.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.1
43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
149GB free
Firmware: 1H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 94 95 95 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 88.3
Write 95.2
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 94.4
63% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
289GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 124 126 125 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 159
Write 162
Mixed 93.2
SusWrite 125
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF51272AZ-1G6M 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 34.7
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 95%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,682 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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