HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160601
Uptime11 Days
Run DateJun 01 '23 at 00:57
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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)
72.5% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 89.5
2-Core 182
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 508
51% 414 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.98
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST32000644NS 45W8869 59Y1813IBM 2TB
944GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 96 96 95 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 120
Write 111
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 97
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF25672PDZ1G4G 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
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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