HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.4% 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
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '23 at 16:02
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 96
2-Core 192
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 469
54% 420 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V3900
HP(103C 0122) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.21% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 4.7
Parallax 3.3
3% 4.07 fps
MRender 3.7
Gravity 2.8
Splatting 3.7
3% 3.4 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 3.21%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 182 182 182 183 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 466
Write 182
Mixed 226
SusWrite 182
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 32.3
109% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 174
142% 205 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 11.4
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 40 31 60 21.3" 1600 1137 ENC2071 RS210
Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,680 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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