HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive49.2% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '18 at 03:56
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1660 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 174
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 574
59% 474 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3104) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 23.6
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 20.4
19% 20.1 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 21
14% 16.9 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 040H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 224 229 230 227 230 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 332
Write 224
Mixed 185
SusWrite 227
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 12.7
67% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 20.4
DQ Write 83.4
DQ Mixed 15.3
22% 39.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST3400633AS 400GB-$155
325GB free
Firmware: 3.AAH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 62 64 64 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 65
Write 45.5
Mixed 49
SusWrite 63.3
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 33.2
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 90.7%
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 5,657 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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