HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.53% 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 Drive57.5% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20130815
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 19 '23 at 01:13
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2665 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Memory 70.4
1-Core 62.8
2-Core 124
52% 85.6 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 410
38% 319 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)
Dell(1028 240A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
5.53% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 5.8
6% 7 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 7.8
6% 6.83 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.53%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8TB8U256G1001 256GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 99 80 87 83 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 386
Write 183
Mixed 159
SusWrite 92.9
45% 205 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 24.9
93% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 163
125% 173 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 92%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
46GB free
Firmware: 4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 60 61 59 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 65.9
Write 69.7
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 61.1
42% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2G70BH0-YK0 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
26.8% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 8.6
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 7.2
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,691 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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