HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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
Memory37.6 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 09:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (99th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 520
60% 465 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 19
12% 16.2 fps
MRender 21.3
Gravity 18.5
Splatting 16.8
15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 412 432 433 431 431 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 456
Mixed 437
SusWrite 408
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 49.4
158% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 252
209% 297 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 109%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 173 172 173 174 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 166
Mixed 105
SusWrite 169
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA HMT325U7EFR8C-RD Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA HMT325U7E... 40GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 8192, 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 39.5
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 97%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,701 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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