HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.56% 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 Drive24% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '22 at 17:38
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1603 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.9% Average
Memory 58.7
1-Core 39.1
2-Core 89.4
38% 62.4 Pts
4-Core 237
8-Core 245
32% 241 Pts
64-Core 242
15% 242 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB
CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 11.1
7% 12.1 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 10.6
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 178 188 188 160 145 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24% Poor
Read 41.8
Write 91.4
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 169
21% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 15.5
4K Mixed 9.1
37% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 15.6
DQ Write 16.4
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 24%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KSF51272PDZ1G4D 18KSF51272PDZ1G4D 18KSF51272PDZ1G4D 18KSF51272PDZ1G4D 18KSF51272PDZ1G4D 18KSF51272PDZ1G4D Hynix HMT351R7BFR8A-H9 Nanya NT4GC72B8PB0NL-CG 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
65.2% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 24.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,663 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
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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