HP Z420 Base Model Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Base Model Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20150527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '22 at 14:16
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 177
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 476
49% 393 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 47.2
Parallax 42.3
36% 44.8 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 42.3
Splatting 36.9
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 512GB 512GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0503A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 318 325 305 311 174 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
60% Above average
Read 288
Write 356
Mixed 278
SusWrite 285
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 20.7
71% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 40.3
76% 147 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60%
Great: 95%
Hitachi HUA721050KLA330 500GB
431GB free
Firmware: GK6OAB7A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 83 83 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 61.1
Write 80
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 82.4
49% 67.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 31.6
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 11.4
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Base Model Workstation Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

System: HP Z420 Base Model Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $428
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