HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.6% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 13:12
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 83.7
2-Core 174
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 680
60% 508 Pts
64-Core 1,020
63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 121
Parallax 132
112% 130 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 129
Splatting 101
106% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 38 14 57 122 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 440
Write 346
Mixed 277
SusWrite 74
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 17.6
61% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 87.5
DQ Mixed 39.6
47% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 54%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 112 108 119 111 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 116
Mixed 68
SusWrite 113
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
102GB free
Firmware: 1H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 104 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 103
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT31GR7CFR4A-PB 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 36.2
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 11.1
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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