HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.31% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 below expectations (23rd percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 192
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 509
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
HP(103C 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.72
Relative performance (0th percentile)
9.31% Terrible
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 10.2
11% 12.5 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 12.8
Splatting 0.13
6% 7.94 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.31%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mtfddak5 12MAY-1AE1ZABHA 512GB
359GB free
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 367 372 374 378 378 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 420
Write 387
Mixed 283
SusWrite 371
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 37.4
139% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 11.5
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 13.2
55% 112 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
690GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 28 56 114 106 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 120
Write 114
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 82.9
74% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.9% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.8
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 11.7
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 98.3
41% 98.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $198
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