HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.53% 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 Drive87.1% 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory35.4 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141023
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateOct 24 '21 at 23:05
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 194
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 474
54% 424 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
7.53% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 10.7
7% 9.93 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11.1
Splatting 9.7
9% 11 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.53%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB
865GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0Q00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 455 434 435 443 442 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 492
Write 456
Mixed 415
SusWrite 446
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 28.3
93% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 249
187% 251 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 115%
Seagate ST300MM0006 300GB
264GB free
Firmware: HPS1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 123 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 128
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 125
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.4
284% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST300MM0006 300GB
242GB free
Firmware: HPS1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 179 181 181 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 166
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 181
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.6
316% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 HMT41GU7AFR8A-PB Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 HMT41GU7MFR8C-H9 Micron 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 HMT41GU7M... 40GB
1600, 1866, 1600, 1866, 1866, 1333, 1866, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048, 8192, 2048, 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.2% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 11.4
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,709 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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