HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.59% 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 Drive67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150209
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateApr 09 '22 at 14:28
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 162
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 538
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
6.59% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 9.7
6% 9.53 fps
MRender 9.5
Gravity 8.3
Splatting 9.6
8% 9.13 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.59%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 198 230 230 234 168 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67.2% Good
Read 246
Write 187
Mixed 234
SusWrite 208
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 35.7
122% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 139
108% 149 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 133%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
979GB free
Firmware: AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 99 103 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 74.8
Write 73
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 101
56% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 86%
LaCie Rugged Mini USB3 500GB
139GB free, PID 106b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 87 88 80 84 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 37.5
Mixed 43
SusWrite 83.5
77% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8C-RD 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 43.3
MC Mixed 41.4
123% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,711 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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