HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '21 at 07:03
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 220
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 578
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 3667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3873 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.47
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 187
Parallax 178
164% 189 fps
MRender 209
Gravity 146
Splatting 124
127% 160 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 141%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1300 SATA 512GB
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13000030
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,746
Write 4,283
Mixed 4,329
994% 4,452 MB/s
4K Read 326
4K Write 258
4K Mixed 282
992% 289 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 602
DQ Mixed 694
520% 697 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 111%
Mushkin MKNSSDHL1TB-D8 1TB
882GB free
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1510 1515 1514 1508 1547 1542 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,519
Write 1,498
Mixed 993
SusWrite 1,523
311% 1,383 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 20.5
148% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 701
DQ Write 575
DQ Mixed 425
376% 567 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 224%
Great: 248%
SSDSC2KG240G8R 240GB
447GB free
Firmware: DL67
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 454 454 454 463 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 369
Write 434
Mixed 371
SusWrite 456
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 32.9
110% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 302
227% 303 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2G70DB0-CMA 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 50.2
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 41.9
126% 44.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 112%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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