HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 205
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 518
58% 453 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 82.8
Reflection 80.2
Parallax 70.1
68% 77.7 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 76.3
61% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 497
Write 478
Mixed 454
106% 476 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 52.4
170% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 55.2
126% 262 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
554GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 132 132 132 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 140
Write 133
Mixed 94.8
SusWrite 131
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1G73QH0-CMA 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 41.2
118% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 13.9
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 85%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,676 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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