HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '17 at 10:23
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 197
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 546
56% 451 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 335.58
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.08
Parallax 3.84
4% 4.07 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.04
4% 5.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP74 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 64.3
Write 67.2
Mixed 72
51% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.34
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
107GB free
Firmware: 3.CH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Read 54.8
Write 66.4
Mixed 57.8
45% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.4
84% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 12.9
42% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 11.3
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,715 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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