HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 13:03
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 100
2-Core 183
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 498
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
Gigabyte(1458 34AD) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.95
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
2.83% Terrible
Lighting 3.03
Reflection 5.81
Parallax 1.03
2% 3.29 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 2.07
Splatting 4.3
4% 4.38 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.83%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 159 161 158 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 92.8
Write 141
Mixed 20.1
SusWrite 159
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$46
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 46 80 105 117 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 121
Write 111
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 84.8
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351R7CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 18.9
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,771 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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