HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.4% 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 Drive86.8% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140715
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 01 '20 at 13:18
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3-$203
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 196
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 559
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Lighting 49.4
Reflection 33.4
Parallax 41.8
40% 41.6 fps
MRender 46.7
Gravity 44
Splatting 38.7
35% 43.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 2.5 128GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC7110E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 284 305 283 282 282 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 472
Write 313
Mixed 258
SusWrite 286
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 34.1
122% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 178
163% 250 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 95%
Toshiba MQ01ABB200R 2TB
454GB free
Firmware: AY000U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 91 98 98 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 104
Write 92.8
Mixed 31.3
SusWrite 96.3
59% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

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