HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.5% 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 Drive82.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 12:16
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 511
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2059 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 120
Parallax 110
90% 113 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 107
Splatting 106
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 171 119 176 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 456
Write 223
Mixed 232
SusWrite 163
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 38
125% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 213
193% 296 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 111%
OCZ AGILITY3 480GB
267GB free
Firmware: 2.28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 114 118 116 119 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 218
Write 206
Mixed 136
SusWrite 112
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 15.8
56% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 47.3
DQ Mixed 53.7
47% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 41%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
730GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 175 173 180 179 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 168
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 167
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD HMT325U7EFR8C-RD HMT325U7EFR8C-RD HMT325U7EFR8C-RD HMT451U7AFR8C-RD HMT451U7AFR8C-RD 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 36.7
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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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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