HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '19 at 00:49
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 77.8
1-Core 98
2-Core 209
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 414
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S600 120GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC0719C1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 44 50 42 60 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 327
Write 78.8
Mixed 199
SusWrite 53.1
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 0.5
57% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 86.8
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 15
29% 59.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 79%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power32G 32GB
26GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 126
Write 49.4
Mixed 19.4
SusWrite 50.1
69% 61.3 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.9
109% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 39%
Kingston DT 101 G2 32GB
26GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 4.1 3.3 4.8 4.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
6.54% Terrible
Read 16.7
Write 10.4
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 4.5
13% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
50% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.54%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 17.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,721 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
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Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

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