HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '19 at 01:40
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 165
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 539
53% 436 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3500
Nvidia(10DE 032B) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 309.8
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.09% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.5
2% 1.22 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.09%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 314 325 314 312 305 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 354
Write 319
Mixed 240
SusWrite 310
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 31.4
112% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 91.8
DQ Mixed 33.5
34% 52.9 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 17.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 9.5
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,663 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
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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