HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 205
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 518
57% 451 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 146
Parallax 126
112% 136 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 134
Splatting 107
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 286 292 283 254 257 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 444
Write 287
Mixed 245
SusWrite 276
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 35.7
124% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 246
209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 101%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 126GB
112GB free, PID 00b2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 103 90 100 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 139
Write 51.3
Mixed 32.9
SusWrite 97.9
96% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.6
156% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965432-082.A00LF 9965432-082.A00LF 9965432-082.A00LF 9965432-082.A00LF 9965432-082.A00LF 9965432-068.A00LF 9965432-082.A00LF 9965432-082.A00LF 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 35.9
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 90%
This bench: 94.4%
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 5,679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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