HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.4% 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 Drive78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 03:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 203
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 646
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 746
46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 18.9
12% 16.2 fps
MRender 21.2
Gravity 18.5
Splatting 16.7
15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 91 98 88 96 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 391
Write 207
Mixed 322
SusWrite 122
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 38.3
132% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 234
201% 293 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 98%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 0C10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 116
Write 97.9
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 105
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8C-RD 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 47.5
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 42.8
127% 44.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,667 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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