HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration270 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1607 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 166
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 331
44% 331 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W7000-$800
HP(103C 030C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Lighting 29
Reflection 30
Parallax 41.6
24% 33.5 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 29.6
Splatting 36.1
26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 119
Write 119
Mixed 118
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 68%
Multiple Card Reader 4GB
3GB free, PID 6366
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
4.08% Terrible
Read 17.8
Write 4.39
Mixed 6.22
10% 9.48 MB/s
4K Read 2.22
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.12
12% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.08%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 28.6
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 11.3
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 102%

 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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