HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.19% 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 Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120620
Uptime43 Days
Run DateMay 30 '17 at 11:12
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2643 0-$1,040
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 89
2-Core 179
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 430
47% 372 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800
Nvidia(10DE 0594) 1.5GB
Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 342.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 9.63
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 4.31
8% 7.61 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 7.13
Splatting 6.22
6% 7.39 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team L5 LITE SSD 120GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0617A
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 460
Write 153
Mixed 226
61% 279 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 4.74
53% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 15.8
DQ Write 71.6
DQ Mixed 5.64
16% 31 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
907GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 187
Mixed 170
133% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.38
135% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70DH0-CK0 M393B1K70DH0-CK0 M393B1K70CH0-CH9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
66% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 23.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 11.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 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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