HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141023
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 17:23
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1603 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
62% Good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 67.8
2-Core 140
56% 94.2 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 291
38% 288 Pts
64-Core 283
18% 283 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 115
Parallax 96
87% 106 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 100
81% 99.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingdian S370 512GB
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 74 109 33 17 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 430
Write 336
Mixed 346
SusWrite 95.2
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 0.8
34% 9.43 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 13.8
DQ Mixed 0.6
18% 46.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
17GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 74 74 71 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 99.5
Write 92.2
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 74
62% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 67%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
11GB free
Firmware: 0K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 89 91 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 93
Write 89.3
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 89.9
63% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E1 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.4% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 91.1
44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

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