HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.6% 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 Drive82.9% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory16.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateMar 16 '19 at 13:08
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 195
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 498
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.9
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 14.5
13% 14.7 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 16.9
Splatting 18.7
12% 13.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100
878GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 418 413 371 371 372 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 423
Write 436
Mixed 362
SusWrite 373
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 26.9
93% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 25.3
100% 223 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 105%
5GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 2.2 2 2.1 2.2 3.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
4.2% Terrible
Read 17.5
Write 1.7
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 2.2
6% 6.4 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.2%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5173QH0-YK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 M391B5173QH0-YK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 M391B5173QH0-YK0 M391B5173QH0-YK0 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.9% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 11
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,680 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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