HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.9% 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 Drive86.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '21 at 10:52
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 169
63% 108 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 530
51% 418 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
Ram: 3GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.4
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 16.4
11% 15.6 fps
MRender 21.4
Gravity 14.3
Splatting 15.5
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 396 400 394 399 396 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 343
Write 404
Mixed 248
SusWrite 396
79% 348 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 30
113% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 318
236% 311 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
413GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 152 157 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 114
SusWrite 155
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 109%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
790GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 137 130 130 144 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 90.3
Write 76.7
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 135
59% 82 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB M391B5273DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB M391B5273DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB M391B5273... 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 34.8
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,710 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: 63% - Good Total price: $370
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