HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97% 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
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJun 03 '19 at 16:02
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2680 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 90
2-Core 182
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 640
56% 479 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Nvidia(10DE 084A) 1GB
CLim: 714 MHz, MLim: 745 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.46% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 4.58
Parallax 3.5
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 5.3
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.46%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 351 331 324 317 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 341
Mixed 390
SusWrite 335
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 40.3
135% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 339
258% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 97%
Great: 131%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
551GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 85 88 90 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 130
Write 114
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 87.7
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351R7CFR4C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 27.4
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.3
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,691 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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