HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.4% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMar 22 '22 at 19:57
Run Duration439 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2689 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.3% Good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 57.5
2-Core 136
53% 89.3 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 458
44% 364 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 89.2
Parallax 83.2
63% 83.4 fps
MRender 78.5
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 70.4
61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 512GB
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90000122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 315 283 283 287 249 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 485
Write 462
Mixed 419
SusWrite 298
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 31.7
102% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 282
213% 286 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$32
914GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 121 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 116
Write 110
Mixed 77
SusWrite 121
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5273DH0-YK0 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 33.5
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 9.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,709 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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