HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.8% 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 Drive108% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150720
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 04 '18 at 07:13
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3-$256
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 72.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 404
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
HP(103C 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 354.13
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 8.38
12% 11.8 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 4.87
Splatting 15.3
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mtfddak2 MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 417
Mixed 454
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 40.3
160% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 79.1
124% 237 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U7BFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5173QH0-YK0 HMT451U7BFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5173QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 14.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 15.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 96.6
41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 785 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $195
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