HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.2% 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 Drive114% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '19 at 16:07
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 above expectations (68th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 599
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Asus(1043 04A1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Lighting 39.5
Reflection 35.7
Parallax 47.8
32% 41 fps
MRender 31
Gravity 34.7
Splatting 39.3
29% 35 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 300 303 306 304 302 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 446
Mixed 375
SusWrite 319
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 55.5
193% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 353
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.1% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 37%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,716 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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