HP Z240 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.95% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z240 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 802E
Memory20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171005
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateApr 12 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 650
64% 522 Pts
64-Core 638
40% 638 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
HP(103C 802E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4541
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 9.73
Parallax 7.34
6% 8.21 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 15.5
8% 9.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 412 418 427 416 415 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 418
Mixed 362
SusWrite 419
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58
193% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 336
256% 345 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-139.A00G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.1% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 10.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z240 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 917 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 SFF Workstation

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