HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Graphics12.8% 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 Drive96.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150116
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateMay 31 '16 at 16:54
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 188
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 539
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4144
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 14.6
12% 14.3 fps
MRender 21
Gravity 14.2
Splatting 16.9
14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 422
Mixed 450
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 31.8
126% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 71.1
119% 230 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 37.6
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,670 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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