HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.52% 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 Drive60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141023
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 12:00
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 198
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 490
53% 420 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
Nvidia(10DE 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.74
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
7.52% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 12
7% 10.3 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11
Splatting 9.7
9% 11 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.52%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 116 118 107 115 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 403
Write 393
Mixed 317
SusWrite 139
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 24
80% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 156
142% 218 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
463GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 131 135 135 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 130
Write 78.2
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 134
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 28.5
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,668 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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