HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 Drive66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 18 '20 at 16:46
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 174
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 559
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 47.9
Parallax 42.3
36% 45 fps
MRender 35.4
Gravity 44.5
Splatting 38.3
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 243GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 277 276 294 215 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 537
Write 387
Mixed 246
SusWrite 246
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 19.2
65% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 171
144% 208 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 145%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 713GB
644GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 165 166 165 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 160
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 165
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1
230% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 211%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1G70QH0-CMA 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,679 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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