HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.29% 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 Drive37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120620
Uptime5 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '21 at 11:46
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 94.5
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 480
48% 391 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.29% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 10.5
7% 9.7 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 10.6
Splatting 9.5
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.29%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10365
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 139 136 134 144 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 203
Write 159
Mixed 138
SusWrite 140
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 18.3
63% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 18.7
DQ Write 43.9
DQ Mixed 22.4
20% 28.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB
567GB free
Firmware: SN33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 114 114 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 117
Write 111
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 114
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2G70EB0-YK0 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
32.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 9.8
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,726 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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