HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.42% 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 Drive46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 17 '22 at 18:37
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 171
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 580
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 9.6
7% 9.8 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11.1
Splatting 9.7
9% 11 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST240FP0 240GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 148 85 122 101 104 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.2% Average
Read 256
Write 222
Mixed 253
SusWrite 125
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 21.9
78% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 50.7
49% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
96GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 94 93 95 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 144
Write 163
Mixed 127
SusWrite 93.3
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.9
328% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
120GB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 159 158 162 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 152
Write 162
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 160
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965525-054.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 34.7
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.4
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 94%

 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%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

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