HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.4% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '18 at 17:06
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 501
57% 443 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.4% Above average
Lighting 62.8
Reflection 66
Parallax 63.7
51% 64.2 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 51.5
49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 102 106 106 121 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 116
Write 115
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 110
67% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
142GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 124
Write 116
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 119
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7EFR8C-RD 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 22
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.8
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,665 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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