HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 194
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 488
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600
HP(103C 0835) 1GB
CLim: 640 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.03% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 1.1
3% 3.37 fps
MRender 5.2
Gravity 4
Splatting 3
3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.03%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 341 337 336 343 342 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 456
Write 359
Mixed 303
SusWrite 341
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 32.3
112% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 259
223% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 128%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
501GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 151 152 151 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 156
Write 150
Mixed 92.9
SusWrite 151
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 32.9
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13.2
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 94%

 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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