HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics84.8% 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 Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory21 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150720
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '16 at 10:46
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 61.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 234
72% 135 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 592
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7595
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
86% 109 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 98.9
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB
185GB free
Firmware: M603 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 412
Mixed 453
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 40.1
147% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 79.9
129% 248 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 450
Write 184
Mixed 250
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 22
125% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 50.9
77% 144 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 82%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62
138GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID b207
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 97.7
Write 99
Mixed 68.8
112% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.19
63% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,725 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178
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