HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics46.5% 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)
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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 09:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 82
2-Core 204
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 517
59% 459 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.5% Average
Lighting 56.9
Reflection 62.2
Parallax 60.6
46% 59.9 fps
MRender 65.9
Gravity 55.3
Splatting 52.8
47% 58 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 509
Write 485
Mixed 456
108% 483 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 55
184% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 46.3
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 59.1
48% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
357GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 132 133 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 137
Write 120
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 132
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.3%
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 (71st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 41
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 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 5,665 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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HDDRAMUSB
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