HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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
Memory2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150209
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 15:29
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 490
53% 422 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 57.4
54% 63.5 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 61.9
Splatting 64.1
52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256S1C 256GB
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 383 340 388 341 332 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 442
Write 383
Mixed 311
SusWrite 361
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 28.4
93% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 196
172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 111%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
268GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 125 124 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 127
Write 126
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 124
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ81RF4ECFA-DJ-F 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.3% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 16.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,691 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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