HP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive215% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 82BF
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161101
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '18 at 09:24
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 212
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 524
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
HP(103C 82BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.7% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 6.97
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.7%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 2,518
Write 965
Mixed 1,441
360% 1,641 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 30.4
162% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 47.2
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 30.5
66% 126 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 215%
Great: 292%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.5% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 18.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.5
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z2 Mini G3 Workstation Builds (Compare 285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

System: HP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation

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