HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.4% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 16:59
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 677
67% 548 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Sapphire(174B 1366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.4% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 59.2
50% 62.3 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 58.8
Splatting 52.2
49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon IT LCS-256L9S-HP 256GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9C08
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 459
Write 399
Mixed 284
84% 381 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 35.6
128% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 218
191% 285 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 118 119 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 125
Write 116
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 118
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 45.9
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 40.7
123% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,664 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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