HP Z230 Tower 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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
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
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 01:24
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 588
59% 478 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 78%
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
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
896GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 163 181 188 186 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 185
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 174
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 32GB-$20
10GB free, PID 1a09
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 49 48 48 45 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 98.1
Write 47.9
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 46.8
77% 62.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.1
74% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 14.5
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,712 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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