HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86.8% 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.
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
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 16:21
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 518
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V8800 (FireGL)
AMD(1002 030C) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Lighting 26.9
Reflection 20
Parallax 24.1
22% 23.7 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 20.7
Splatting 10.9
12% 15 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 280 281 276 278 278 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 370
Write 393
Mixed 236
SusWrite 281
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 42.6
125% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 228
200% 302 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 108%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 86 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 90.8
Write 88.7
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 87.9
58% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 35
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12.6
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,670 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%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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