HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.41% 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 Drive32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20131219
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 26 '22 at 14:31
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 52.2
2-Core 122
50% 82.3 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 375
37% 304 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3800
Nvidia(10DE 0661) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.00
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
6.41% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 4.4
7% 8.57 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 3.6
5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.41%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gainward YH0120A 120GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8201d05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 55 51 97 47 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 318
Write 77.2
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 56.1
28% 131 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 21.8
49% 13 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 63%
OOS500G 500GB
79GB free
Firmware: OOS1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 177 182 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 90.9
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 181
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT42GR7BMR4C-G7 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
21.5% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.2
19% 6.73 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 6
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,726 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

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