HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.8% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '16 at 14:34
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (92nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 62.6
2-Core 190
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 496
51% 414 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.19
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 115
Parallax 110
93% 113 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 100
Splatting 101
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 405
Mixed 241
85% 386 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 41.8
149% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 93.6
98% 160 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC56 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 146
Write 141
Mixed 79
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.24
108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351R7CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,698 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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