HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
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.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161018
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '19 at 00:58
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 78
1-Core 115
2-Core 194
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 590
63% 501 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 188
Parallax 189
142% 184 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 176
Splatting 125
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 315 122 112 109 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 481
Mixed 394
SusWrite 201
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 47.5
179% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 348
260% 346 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
245GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 147 157 171 175 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 129
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 165
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 1315 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
54.5% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,712 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback