HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory22 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130701
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 28 '22 at 14:25
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 54.1
2-Core 157
58% 97.9 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 459
47% 380 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 84.3
Parallax 101
84% 96.1 fps
MRender 83.7
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 66.5
60% 75 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK128MBF-1AN15ABHA 128GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6TA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 119 151 152 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 401
Write 104
Mixed 198
SusWrite 96
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 32
117% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 139
117% 173 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 97%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
761GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1C3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 18 48 426 436 431 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 399
Write 400
Mixed 386
SusWrite 227
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 34.2
122% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 207
180% 264 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70QB0-CK0 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 32.6
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,722 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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