HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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 Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150720
Uptime10.3 Days
Run DateAug 22 '16 at 14:06
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 73.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 567
61% 486 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66% Good
Lighting 83.6
Reflection 89.5
Parallax 78.2
68% 83.8 fps
MRender 81.1
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 71.2
62% 76.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 419
Mixed 381
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 24
143% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 33.5
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 23.9
35% 62.5 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 M378B5173QH0-CK0 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 14.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns

 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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