HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 582
59% 480 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.5% Average
Lighting 53.9
Reflection 55.3
Parallax 66.7
44% 58.6 fps
MRender 56.1
Gravity 52.9
Splatting 48.6
43% 52.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S600 240GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC0810H1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 138 95 82 62 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 314
Write 146
Mixed 237
SusWrite 96.8
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 12.6
62% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 78.3
DQ Write 95.7
DQ Mixed 14.1
31% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 LENOVO 1TB
690GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 144
Write 134
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 145
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2G70BH0-YK0 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
32.6% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 8.2
28% 9.9 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,690 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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