HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 653
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 789
49% 789 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 130
Parallax 110
96% 119 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 118
Splatting 100
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 301 303 304 304 304 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 466
Mixed 407
SusWrite 320
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 45.8
154% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3R 1TB
342GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 112 112 113 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 107
Write 27.8
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 112
59% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 1.5
326% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 174 174 174 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 145
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 172
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 114%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
666GB free
Firmware: 0K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 113
Write 106
Mixed 79
SusWrite 108
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF51272AZ-1G9K 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 45.7
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 40.1
121% 42.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.5
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 85%
This bench: 108%
Great: 139%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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