HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive189% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory43.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '16 at 22:11
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2687W 0-$1,335
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 187
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 687
63% 527 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Lighting 72.5
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 63.2
59% 68.7 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 65.3
Splatting 55.8
53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 54%
Nvidia Quadro 4000
HP(103C 0780) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 713GB
535GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 718
Write 745
Mixed 707
162% 724 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 21.5
102% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30
DQ Write 58.3
DQ Mixed 21.4
23% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 199%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB
324GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 485
Write 509
Mixed 473
109% 489 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 17.1
81% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.8
DQ Write 51.6
DQ Mixed 16.9
19% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 214%
OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe 480GB-$396
316GB free
Firmware: 2.50 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 1,315
Write 868
Mixed 993
235% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 9.8
63% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 19.8
DQ Write 41.5
DQ Mixed 9.27
13% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 125%
Great: 172%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,948
Write 1,140
Mixed 1,344
327% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 23.6
131% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 34.8
DQ Write 91.9
DQ Mixed 23.8
30% 50.2 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 189%
Great: 220%
OCZ Vector 180 240GB-$160
98GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 515
Write 503
Mixed 482
112% 500 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 16.6
104% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24.3
DQ Write 87.5
DQ Mixed 16.3
24% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA M391B5173QH0-CMA M391B1G73QH0-CMA M391B5173QH0-CMA M391B5173QH0-CMA M391B1G73QH0-CMA M391B5173QH0-CMA M391B1G73QH0-CMA 48GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 30.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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