HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12.7% 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 Drive79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 08 '21 at 11:15
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 203
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 624
64% 515 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 18.7
Parallax 19.3
12% 17.4 fps
MRender 21.9
Gravity 18.5
Splatting 15.6
15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3Z40107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 411 415 414 415 403 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 464
Write 382
Mixed 354
SusWrite 412
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 19.2
82% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 44
88% 173 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 205 207 207 206 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 149
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 206
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 45.1
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 41.4
124% 43.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.4
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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