HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive107% 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '22 at 07:37
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2690 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 188
64% 113 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 640
60% 498 Pts
64-Core 876
54% 876 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
XFX(1682 9550) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 30.0.13023.4001
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 28.5
Parallax 21.4
13% 21.8 fps
MRender 26.7
Gravity 16
Splatting 21.3
17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 464 466 470 424 354 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 470
Mixed 442
SusWrite 440
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 44.2
142% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.2% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 10.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 106%

 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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