HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.2% 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 Drive65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '23 at 01:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 187
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 520
54% 437 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.1
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.2% Poor
Lighting 29.7
Reflection 55.9
Parallax 46.7
24% 44.1 fps
MRender 55.5
Gravity 36.5
Splatting 41.4
36% 44.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 276 243 254 261 255 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
65% Good
Read 436
Write 276
Mixed 244
SusWrite 259
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 21.1
78% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 74.5
DQ Mixed 128
107% 161 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65%
Great: 73%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
610GB free
Firmware: 00.0NS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 71 72 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 108
Write 95
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 71.2
66% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70CH0-CH9 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
47.2% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 10.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,699 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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