HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.45% 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 Drive66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory51.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime11 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 178
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 477
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.45% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 10.6
7% 9.83 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 11
Splatting 9.6
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.45%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 231 92 95 94 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 354
Write 123
Mixed 312
SusWrite 164
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 29.1
105% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 199
153% 211 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 96%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 7.5TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 558 530 561 524 561 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
258% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 186
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 523
199% 278 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
305% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 258%
Great: 258%
Vmware Virtual SAN 1TB
993GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 30 28 39 39 27 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.2% Poor
Read 54.4
Write 38.2
Mixed 33.4
SusWrite 32.7
29% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 2.9
408% 2.1 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70DH0-CK0 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
89% Excellent
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 32.9
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89%
Great: 127%

 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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