HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics13.6% 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 Drive57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 10 '19 at 14:26
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 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 E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 170
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 457
46% 373 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.26
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 19.1
13% 16.3 fps
MRender 21.1
Gravity 18.7
Splatting 16.8
15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 08TH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 238 240 213 202 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 390
Write 145
Mixed 234
SusWrite 206
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 14.2
85% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 22.4
41% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD 1GX72V133I HYN HMT325U7EFR8C-RD 1GX72V133I HYN 1GX72V133I HYN HMT325U7EFR8C-RD HMT325U7EFR8C-RD 32GB
1866, 1333, 1866, 1333, 1333, 1866, 1866 MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 8192, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.5% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 11
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 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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