HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 Drive46.7% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 21 '19 at 14:04
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 188
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 491
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 17.6
13% 15.8 fps
MRender 20.5
Gravity 18.9
Splatting 16.6
15% 18.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 16 27 21 25 26 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 288
Write 157
Mixed 206
SusWrite 41.2
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 22.2
77% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 111
107% 170 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
430GB free
Firmware: AB51
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 122
Write 111
Mixed 102
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB
263GB free
Firmware: 4C05
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 79
Write 78.3
Mixed 53.7
52% 70.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 33.9
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,669 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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