HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive56.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory17.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '18 at 04:02
Run Duration259 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 499
56% 442 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V3900
HP(103C 0122) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 5% Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
D2CSTK251M21-0480 480GB
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 492
Write 208
Mixed 279
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 14.4
58% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 83.8
DQ Mixed 12.5
44% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
10GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
8.42% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 4.28
Mixed 7.25
11% 11 MB/s
4K Read 2.76
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 1.12
90% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.42%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5773DH0-CH9 HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CH9 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CH9 Samsung M391B5773DH0-CH9 HMT451U7AFR8C-PB 20GB
1600, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.8% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 26.6
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 85.5
47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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