HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.3% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160601
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 14:00
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2640 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 69.5
2-Core 151
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 436
45% 365 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.89% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 4.08
Parallax 4.34
4% 4.26 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.04
4% 5.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.89%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
D2RSTK251M11-0200 200GB
99GB free
Firmware: 3.10E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 330
Write 296
Mixed 320
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 13.9
88% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 88.4
DQ Mixed 14.8
24% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 89%
Intel SSDSC2BB480G7 480GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N2010112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 133
Write 305
Mixed 143
44% 194 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 12.2
57% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 17
DQ Write 40.4
DQ Mixed 11.8
14% 23.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 MM91B5273CH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 MM91B5273CH0-CK0 MM91B5273CH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 MM91B5273CH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.8% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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