HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.29% 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 Drive79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '22 at 21:21
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 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 E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 542
55% 447 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V3900
HP(103C 0122) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
5.29% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 7
Parallax 5.8
6% 6.57 fps
MRender 6.3
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 5.5
5% 5.7 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.29%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 348 348 338 370 364 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 282
Write 198
Mixed 223
SusWrite 353
60% 264 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 30.8
105% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 234
197% 286 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5173QH0-CMA 1x4GB
1 of 8 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
33.8% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 10.1
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 8.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 35%

 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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