HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.4% 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
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '17 at 16:26
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 184
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 576
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.84
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.04% Terrible
Lighting 4.43
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.5
4% 4.35 fps
MRender 5.19
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.04%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 040H
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 406
Write 243
Mixed 301
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 4.52
68% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 16.1
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 5.59
34% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 189
Mixed 173
141% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.91
4K Mixed 0.25
129% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7EFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 34.8
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.1%
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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