HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.7% 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 Drive108% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory33.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 12:03
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 512
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.8
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.8
Reflection 14.5
Parallax 19.3
13% 16.5 fps
MRender 21
Gravity 19
Splatting 17
15% 19 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB6Q
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 485
Mixed 512
112% 502 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 33.6
145% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 120
146% 258 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 108%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 W-A2Z50AA 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 W-A2Z50AA W-A2Z50AA 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 W-A2Z50AA 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 40GB
1866, 1600, 1866, 1600, 1600, 1866, 1600, 1866 MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 8192, 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 35.8
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 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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