HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.27% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '22 at 12:56
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 as expected (47th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 166
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 522
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
Nvidia(10DE 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.04
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 10.4
7% 9.6 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 10.6
Splatting 9.4
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AD1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 28 31 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 27.8
Write 32.8
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 26.5
20% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
87% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 11.6
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,697 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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