HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86.2% 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.
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.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '20 at 03:30
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 as expected (42nd percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 587
60% 482 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 1905) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.02% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 6.46
Parallax 6.56
3% 5.69 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.22
5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.02%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPU256HCGL-000H1 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM62H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 249 246 251 231 224 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 351
Write 248
Mixed 261
SusWrite 241
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 41.5
142% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 202
176% 265 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 80GB-$33
71GB free
Firmware: PF2OA63A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 57.4
Write 55.6
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 56.5
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 32%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB
4GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
8.51% Terrible
Read 31.1
Write 5.7
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 11
15% 14.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.51%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,723 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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