HP Z240 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z240 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 802F
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170502
Uptime13 Days
Run DateOct 26 '17 at 07:20
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 232
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 709
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K420
HP(103C 1162) 2GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.06% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.44
4% 4.35 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.06%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
858GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPH3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 164
Mixed 147
120% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.28
82% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.5% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 13
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z240 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 3,178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z240 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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