HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 23:02
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 486
55% 430 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1533 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.3% Good
Lighting 84.6
Reflection 92.2
Parallax 81.6
69% 86.1 fps
MRender 84.8
Gravity 81.1
Splatting 71.9
64% 79.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3Z40107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 225 16 244 16 60 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 396
Write 346
Mixed 310
SusWrite 115
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 19.9
96% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 22.7
29% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7CFR8C-PB 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 29.5
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 81%
Great: 86%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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