HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '19 at 12:11
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 68.7
2-Core 151
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 587
54% 453 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
EVGA(3842 3660) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24.8% Poor
Lighting 29.2
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 37.6
24% 32.4 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 34.8
Splatting 26.3
27% 33.6 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 500GB-$60
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 407 404 403 400 399 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 450
Write 396
Mixed 382
SusWrite 405
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 20.8
90% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 45.4
94% 188 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 100%
Sony Hard Drive 500GB
33GB free, PID 05bf
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 45 47 46 46 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
20.8% Poor
Read 47.8
Write 41
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 46
55% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B1G73BH0-YK0 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 36.5
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 10.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,690 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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