HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '22 at 15:15
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 194
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 621
62% 503 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420
Asus(1043 8450) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 275 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 3.4
Parallax 0.6
2% 2.17 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 2
2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFME1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 154 143 134 134 130 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
58.7% Above average
Read 216
Write 201
Mixed 203
SusWrite 144
43% 191 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 28.4
107% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 151
124% 175 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 91%
Generic External 750GB
140GB free
Firmware: 0910
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 27.5
Write 27.7
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 29.2
20% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965525-085.A00LF 9965525-085.A00LF Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD 24GB
1333, 1333, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.8% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 26.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,696 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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