HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12.9% 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 Drive99.8% 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
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 03 '19 at 14:16
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 181
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 484
50% 402 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W4300
AMD(1002 0B0C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 930 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver:
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Lighting 13
Reflection 24.1
Parallax 17.9
11% 18.3 fps
MRender 23.9
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 26
18% 20.8 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 423 434 435 438 438 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 422
Mixed 378
SusWrite 430
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 38.6
129% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 341
259% 351 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
282GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 159 161 163 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 146
Mixed 102
SusWrite 162
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125R7BFR8C-H9 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.1% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 29.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 10.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,711 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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