HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.19% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120309
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 02 '22 at 10:26
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 180
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 543
56% 451 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V5900
HP(103C 2B06) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.352.1009.0
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 7.1
6% 10.7 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 13.1
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
693GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 110 109 109 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 125
Write 37.3
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 107
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 35.7
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.6
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,699 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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