HP xw8600 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 4GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP xw8600 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 0A98h
Memory2.7 GB free of 4.00098 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '16 at 20:11
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5430
XU1 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 29.6
2-Core 69.3
36% 54.4 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 306
24% 215 Pts
64-Core 307
19% 307 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 48%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3E01
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 74.9
Write 70.9
Mixed 73.4
55% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.46
102% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 37GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 33792 MB
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 6.1
15% 5.3 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.7 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 22%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical xw8600 Workstation Builds (Compare 164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: HP xw8600 Workstation

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