HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.27% 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 Drive66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130128
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateJun 15 '17 at 17:38
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 500
50% 408 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
HP(103C 0780) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 340.84
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 3.41
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 11.7
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U2 256GB
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 397
Write 169
Mixed 192
55% 253 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 16.9
98% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 43
88% 184 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 35.4
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 95%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,667 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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