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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive103% 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
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '20 at 19:53
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 (100th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 514
59% 462 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 423 429 429 423 361 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 425
Mixed 401
SusWrite 419
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 45.3
136% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 103%
Great: 129%
LSI Logical Volume 499GB
465GB free
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
23% Poor
Read 60.7
Write 7
Mixed 11.3
SusWrite 19.5
18% 24.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
26% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
3TB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 208 209 210 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 174
Mixed 92.7
SusWrite 209
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 122%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.8% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 22.8
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,679 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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