HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 25 '17 at 23:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 199
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 584
59% 478 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
HP(103C 2B62) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 102
Parallax 91.8
80% 97.5 fps
MRender 86.5
Gravity 89.3
Splatting 83.3
70% 86.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mtfddak5 12MAM-1K1 512GB
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0909
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 432
Write 185
Mixed 322
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 10.4
56% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 11.5
39% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
2TB free
Firmware: HP51
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 182
Mixed 170
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5173QH0-CMA 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 28.4
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.1
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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