HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.5% 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 Drive41.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 13:03
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 590
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 19.2
13% 16.3 fps
MRender 20.8
Gravity 18.4
Splatting 16.8
15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 155 157 153 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 180
Write 30
Mixed 94
SusWrite 156
26% 115 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 19.4
65% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 63.6
DQ Mixed 62.5
56% 86.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 7.9
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,682 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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