HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.57% 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 Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 640 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 05:49
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 98
2-Core 190
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 558
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100
HP(103C 2120) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
5.57% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 7.91
5% 7.53 fps
MRender 7.57
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 7.91
6% 7.11 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.57%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 84 81 89 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 138
Write 104
Mixed 112
SusWrite 82.4
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 18.4
68% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 50.8
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 78
60% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 120 121 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68% Good
Read 117
Write 120
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 120
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 117 118 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 118
Write 113
Mixed 95.1
SusWrite 116
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF1G72PZ-1G6D1 1x8GB
1 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
27.2% Poor
MC Read 10
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 6.8
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,669 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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