HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.59% 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 Drive46.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120717
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMar 10 '18 at 01:45
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 197
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 499
54% 428 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
HP(103C 084A) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 311.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.59% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 9
Parallax 6.38
6% 7.68 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 8.13
Splatting 8.61
7% 8.93 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.59%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 337
Write 193
Mixed 106
46% 212 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 10.7
68% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 46.2
DQ Mixed 10.3
16% 29.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 35.4
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,667 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
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