HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 12:07
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 100
2-Core 181
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 530
51% 421 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 147 181 182 179 186 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 96.6
Write 76
Mixed 72.6
SusWrite 161
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 47.8
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 43.2
128% 45 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.8
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%

 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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