HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.1% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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
Memory16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 12:39
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 187
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 455
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)
HP(103C 2306) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 4.73
Parallax 3.19
3% 3.98 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 2.73
Splatting 6
4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 508
Write 397
Mixed 397
96% 434 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 31.6
116% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 17.4
55% 123 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 134%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 116
Write 131
Mixed 115
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.25
109% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 123%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
161GB free
Firmware: A41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 88.1
Write 94.3
Mixed 79.4
65% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.31
80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 Kingston 9965525-054.A00LF M391B5773DH0-CK0 Kingston 9965432-082.A00LF Kingston 9965432-082.A00LF M391B5773DH0-CK0 Kingston 9965525-054.A00LF M391B5773DH0-CK0 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.8% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 28.7
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.3
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,656 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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