HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3-$256 2,019 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 178 61% 109 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 275 27% 223 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 8A9B) CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 20.9 17% 20.1 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 16.9 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 167 176 185 175 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 410 Write 188 Mixed 220 SusWrite 176 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 14.7 95% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 28.3 72% 156 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 70%
Toshiba THNSNC128GBSJ 128GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 118GB free Firmware: CJPA0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 183 180 179 176 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 201 Write 183 Mixed 110 SusWrite 180 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 23.9 72% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.3 DQ Write 61.1 DQ Mixed 27.9 25% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 49%
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 119GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 187 173 184 184 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 363 Write 178 Mixed 203 SusWrite 182 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 12.2 82% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 28.6 72% 155 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 70%
Crucial MTFDDAK128MAY-1AH1ZABHA 128GB 1,012 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 119GB free Firmware: M504 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 344 347 350 341 346 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 412 Write 349 Mixed 298 SusWrite 344 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 34.6 124% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 217 189% 282 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMR1781ME68F9F1600 4x4GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 15.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 59%

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

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	109x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	96x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	155x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples	87x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	73x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	19x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	18x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	17x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 55%, 3,356 samples	16x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16