HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 19:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 71.9
2-Core 166
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 561
54% 446 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.71% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 2
2% 2.3 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 1.9
2% 1.9 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.71%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 67 60 82 75 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 75
Write 86
Mixed 40.6
SusWrite 71
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 74%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
298GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 105 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 102
Write 92.1
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 103
66% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5273CH0-CH9 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.4
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,691 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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