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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 23:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 as expected (51st percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 209
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 586
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 1905) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4312
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000H1 128GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT09H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 130 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 449
Write 134
Mixed 148
SusWrite 130
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 20.4
109% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 62.5
95% 185 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 79%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
854GB free
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 108
Write 100
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 107
72% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,718 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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