HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150527
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 18:11
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 196
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 498
57% 444 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Lighting 39.3
Reflection 31
Parallax 36.9
32% 35.7 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 35
30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0909
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 437
Write 245
Mixed 332
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 5.71
56% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 6.07
35% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7EFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 33.5
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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