HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.4% 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 Drive54% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '19 at 08:27
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2667 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 84.4
2-Core 168
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 485
51% 408 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Lighting 33
Reflection 30.6
Parallax 44
27% 35.9 fps
MRender 41.6
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 34.6
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 234 242 236 234 234 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 422
Write 267
Mixed 240
SusWrite 236
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 15.4
52% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 136
107% 144 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 54%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
428GB free
Firmware: JC66
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 123 122 123 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 126
Write 128
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 122
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 36JSF2G72PZ-1G6E1 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,677 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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