HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive120% 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.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 above expectations (68th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 561
57% 463 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 847A) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Lighting 32.4
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 37.6
26% 33.2 fps
MRender 40.5
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 33.2
30% 37.8 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 453 464 467 391 341 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 404
Mixed 438
SusWrite 402
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.2
196% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 293
239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 120%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178
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