HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 05:54
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 194
67% 118 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 574
58% 473 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AGI512G17AI178 512GB
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 388 391 388 388 387 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 452
Write 376
Mixed 341
SusWrite 388
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 18.5
84% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 32.1
74% 148 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
350GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 129 124 129 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 169
Write 171
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 129
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB
39GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 28 30 31 31 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 132
Write 28.2
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 30
72% 64 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 2.6
185% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 30.9
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 87
46% 87 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 109%

 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%
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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