HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80.1% 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.
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
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120309
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '19 at 05:23
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1660 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 94.7
2-Core 177
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 557
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 720
44% 720 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2200-$440
Nvidia(10DE 1097) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Lighting 21.5
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 19.3
18% 19.1 fps
MRender 23.6
Gravity 21.9
Splatting 16.3
16% 20.6 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 277 269 280 280 281 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 400
Write 277
Mixed 302
SusWrite 278
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 31.9
112% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 277
208% 280 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 95%
Dell PERC H310 299GB
266GB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 186 192 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 184
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 190
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.6
301% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1G70BH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 15.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 10.1
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,699 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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