HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.3% 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 Drive36.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130701
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 14 '21 at 09:47
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670-$53
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 68.4
2-Core 166
62% 106 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 632
57% 478 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
Nvidia(10DE 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 10.8
12% 13.7 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 12.1
Splatting 14.7
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingbank KP330 120GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN09107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 22 58 11 16 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.3% Below average
Read 245
Write 121
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 24.6
24% 111 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 14.5
68% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 10.5
DQ Mixed 19
35% 76 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
465GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 135 135 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 134
Write 135
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 135
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70DH0-YH9 1x8GB
1 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 8
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 27%

 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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