HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive79.9% 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
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '19 at 07:22
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 518
55% 441 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GB
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MF000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 419 343 250 251 250 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 429
Write 441
Mixed 370
SusWrite 313
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 26.7
94% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 327
246% 329 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 209 210 211 213 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 167
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 206
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 119%
Great: 114%
WD 5000AAK External 500GB
137GB free, PID 1001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 28 28 28 28 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Read 27.5
Write 27.5
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 27.4
36% 26.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8C-RD 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 22
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 64%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,692 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

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