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HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.95% 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 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.
Run History
23 months ago, 22 months ago.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateDec 12 '22 at 16:13
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 below expectations (36th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 179
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 418
46% 363 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 11.1
6% 9.73 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 9.2
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33
695GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 120 136 156 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 177
Write 154
Mixed 127
SusWrite 130
109% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 18.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.3%
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 5,946 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: 63% - Good Total price: $370
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