HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '20 at 10:42
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 190
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 474
48% 389 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.4% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 78.2
62% 78.4 fps
MRender 78.2
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 64
57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 10 Volume 950GB
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 91 89 101 106 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 147
Write 136
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 93.9
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 182%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7CFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 HMT325U7EFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 HMT325U7CFR8C-PB HMT325U7CFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 ... 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 32.3
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 86%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,766 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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