HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.36% 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 Drive64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130701
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 10 '22 at 13:02
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
70% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 192
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 464
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.36% Terrible
Lighting 8.5
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 10.3
7% 9.8 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 9.7
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.36%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1300 SATA 512GB
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13000030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 239 234 236 236 237 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64% Good
Read 246
Write 236
Mixed 227
SusWrite 237
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 30.8
99% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 192
144% 192 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
143GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 113 113 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 156
Write 156
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 112
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77%
Great: 109%
Adata HD650 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 114 115 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 107
Write 106
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 113
69% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 0.7
232% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2K70CM0-YF8 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (92nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 25.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12.2
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,689 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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