HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1603 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
39.2% Below average
Memory 62.2
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 72.4
38% 58.6 Pts
4-Core 97.4
8-Core 95.7
13% 96.6 Pts
64-Core 90.1
6% 90.1 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 74.8
Parallax 77.5
63% 76.7 fps
MRender 81.7
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 70
62% 76.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 512GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 228 245 217 223 274 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 434
Write 270
Mixed 383
SusWrite 228
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 25.9
87% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 118
132% 224 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
915GB free
Firmware: 1H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 122 122 119 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 118
Write 107
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 120
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5273DH0-YK0 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 10.3
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,680 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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