HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160601
Uptime22 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 09:44
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (99th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 195
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 491
57% 441 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 97.7
Reflection 104
Parallax 93.9
80% 98.4 fps
MRender 86.9
Gravity 90.5
Splatting 79.3
70% 85.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 466
Write 417
Mixed 370
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 43
138% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate ST9160414ASG 160GB
30GB free
Firmware: DEC5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 73 73 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 71
Write 71.8
Mixed 40.8
SusWrite 72.2
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7EFR8C-RD 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.5% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 28.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,669 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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