HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
Memory6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime7 Days
Run DateNov 18 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%

 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 195
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 490
55% 434 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600
HP(103C 0835) 1GB
CLim: 640 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 369.09
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 4.54
Parallax 3.53
3% 4.01 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 4.13
Splatting 2.83
3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 166 168 182 174 183 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 292
Write 266
Mixed 280
SusWrite 176
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 23.5
83% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 245
192% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 94%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
639GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 110 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 110
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 74%
Maxtor 6L250S0 251GB-$46
234GB free
Firmware: 1G10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 54.7
Write 60.2
Mixed 39
SusWrite 52.3
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 Micron 18JSF25672AZ-1G4G M391B5773DH0-CK0 Micron 18JSF25672AZ-1G4G M391B5773DH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.5% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 22.8
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 11.6
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 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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