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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive61.4% 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 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 12 '16 at 10:13
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 196
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 495
55% 435 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V5900 (FireGL V)
HP(103C 2B06) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.1.0
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0909
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 442
Write 267
Mixed 331
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 5.61
69% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 5.89
53% 124 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 34.6
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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