HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	86.5% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	HP Z230 Tower Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1905
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 12:41
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 190 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 589 61% 488 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000 13,526 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 094C) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 418 428 155 132 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 438 Write 434 Mixed 371 SusWrite 270 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 37.6 130% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 310 223% 284 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 977GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 166 166 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 94.9 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 165 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 131 130 129 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 129 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 718GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 181 179 179 182 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 149 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1.5TB free, PID 01ea Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 38.6 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 41.2 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GB 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 16 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 69%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	616x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	494x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	239x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	235x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	161x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	121x
MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 89%, 2,574 samples	56x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	46x

RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples	51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	45x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16