HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 22:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 81.8
2-Core 211
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 555
59% 471 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 73.4
Parallax 66.3
62% 71.9 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 72.6
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD256GB 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 145 157 151 91 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
55% Above average
Read 501
Write 436
Mixed 406
SusWrite 171
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 1.2
54% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 44.3
86% 170 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55%
Great: 93%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB
3TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 149 147 153 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 151
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 88%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U7EFR8C-PB M378B5273CH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U7EFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54.6% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 15.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 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 2,713 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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