HP Z240 SFF Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Z240 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 802E
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160704
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	97%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 77% CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 167 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 549 54% 443 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 315 482 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 102F) 1GB CLim: 523 MHz, MLim: 437 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 372.95 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	1.47% Terrible	Lighting 1.73 Reflection 2 Parallax 0.78 1% 1.5 fps	MRender 2.33 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 1.83 2% 1.95 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.47% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 363 231 88 102 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 381 Write 396 Mixed 325 SusWrite 202 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 20.2 78% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 167 143% 210 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 965GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 17 15 20 15 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 134 Write 151 Mixed 66 SusWrite 16.3 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 96%
Generic External 2TB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 120GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 38 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 22.7 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 38.1 42% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 65% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 23%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 175GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 50 48 48 44 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 11.5 Write 21 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 50.8 38% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.1 70% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 163GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 33 45 30 31 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 63.8 Write 64.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 31.5 58% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 196GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 30 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 16.8 Write 16.5 Mixed 11.8 SusWrite 32.6 27% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 38% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 79%

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

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP Z240 SFF Workstation

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	359x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	109x
Xeon E3-1225 v5IntelBench 74%, 3,017 samples	103x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	213x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples	101x
Quadro K1200NvidiaBench 13%, 4,005 samples	78x

SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	49x
320 Series 300GBIntel $289Bench 46%, 2,154 samples	35x
MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 77%, 2,468 samples	20x

RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 2x16GBHynixBench 72%, 553 samples	47x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	40x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	27x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16