HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150527
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 02 '16 at 21:07
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670-$53
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 87.6
2-Core 175
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 634
58% 487 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 295
Nvidia(10DE 062E) 256MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4135
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 0.09
0% 0.65 fps
MRender 2.14
Gravity 0.43
Splatting 0.96
1% 1.18 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
829GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 168
Mixed 152
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.3
114% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5270CH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 26.2
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 11
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,717 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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