HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive41.8% 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
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '19 at 10:04
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU0%

 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 E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 205
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 509
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB
CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.84
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT08D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 30 30 30 29 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 291
Write 69.3
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 30.7
25% 116 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 24.1
87% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.8
DQ Write 32.2
DQ Mixed 25.1
21% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
906GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 197 198 198 198 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 158
Mixed 68.4
SusWrite 197
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
17GB free
Firmware: 16.01H16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 109
Write 103
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 75.5
65% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 33.2
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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