HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7% 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 Drive16.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory7.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '20 at 22:00
Run Duration290 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2680 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 53.6
2-Core 115
53% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 514
49% 404 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7730
XFX(1682 32B0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
7% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 10.6
6% 9.94 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 8.07
Splatting 11.5
8% 9.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$33
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 225 241 201 157 199 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
16.4% Very poor
Read 4.5
Write 26.7
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 201
16% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 4.5
12% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 91%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$33
91GB free
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 222 110 81 83 82 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 91%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$33
68GB free
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 152 88 90 93 90 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
225GB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 187 182 184 185 183 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
57GB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 234 233 235 235 234 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.9% Good
Read 237
Write 227
Mixed 206
SusWrite 234
51% 226 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 30.3
100% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 138
107% 147 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
115GB free
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 224 219 216 215 209 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.1% Average
Read 110
Write 229
Mixed 101
SusWrite 218
38% 165 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 20.5
70% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 42.1
DQ Mixed 32.1
25% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 129%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$33
103GB free
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 167 137 79 79 79 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B1K70DH0-YK0 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27.2
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 11
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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