HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140429
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 09:02
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CYP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3-$170
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 202
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 392
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 392.0
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.01% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.56
4% 4.36 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 5
Splatting 7.09
5% 5.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.01%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Triactor 480GB-$150
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 183 90 96 94 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 404
Write 351
Mixed 298
SusWrite 129
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 49.4
167% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 41.3
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 55.8
50% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 17.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,720 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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