HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory29.6 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 23 '19 at 14:39
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 477
50% 402 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W7000 Graphics Adapter
HP(103C 030C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
24.3% Poor
Lighting 28.9
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 41.2
24% 33.4 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 29.5
Splatting 35.7
26% 30.7 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1A 256GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 374
Write 354
Mixed 265
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 41.6
148% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 44.8
112% 235 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
704GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 204 205 207 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 169
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 206
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 118%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 9JSF25672AZ-1G9K1 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 40GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 2048, 8192, 2048, 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
97.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 38
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 88%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,686 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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