HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.7% 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 Drive56.6% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '22 at 00:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 85
2-Core 172
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 632
60% 496 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
100% 129 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 116
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 256GB 256GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: YM014201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 265 310 320 322 325 MB/s
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.6% Above average
Read 274
Write 273
Mixed 252
SusWrite 284
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 24.1
86% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 60.5
DQ Mixed 30.4
26% 38.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 97%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45
931GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 194 201 204 197 197 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 134
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 189
87% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-PB 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-PB Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-PB Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-PB 9JSF25672AZ-1G6M1 9KSF25672A... 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 35.2
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 96%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,710 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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