HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.56% 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 Drive42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 10:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (92nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 196
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 498
57% 444 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
HP(103C 0780) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 341.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 10.8
7% 12 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 10.6
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 7%
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800
Nvidia(10DE 0594) 1.5GB
Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 341.92
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
6.7% Terrible
Lighting 9.2
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 4.4
8% 8.57 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 3.8
5% 6.67 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.7%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SQ500S37240G 240GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 131 17 35 121 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 320
Write 134
Mixed 192
SusWrite 79.7
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 21.9
74% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21
DQ Write 54.7
DQ Mixed 26.2
23% 34 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
465GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 6.3 12 21 5.9 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
509GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 27.8
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 106
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.3
222% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965432-082.A00LF Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 F7251U64F1600G Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 9965432-082.A00LF 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 31.5
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%

 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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