HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 23%

 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 E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 176
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 473
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MB2000GCWDA 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 141 142 141 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 140
Write 139
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 141
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 96 111 90 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 53.5
Write 51.2
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 71.1
37% 50.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351R7BFR8C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 31.7
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,748 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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