HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.6% 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% 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.
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
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 13:12
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 204
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 414
53% 403 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74%
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)
38.6% Below average
Lighting 49.5
Reflection 33.7
Parallax 42.2
40% 41.8 fps
MRender 46.7
Gravity 44.7
Splatting 39.3
35% 43.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 2.5 128GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC7110E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 276 242 265 276 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 480
Write 313
Mixed 269
SusWrite 270
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 33.9
123% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 182
163% 248 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86%
Great: 95%
Toshiba MQ01ABB200R 2TB
467GB free
Firmware: AY000U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 93 99 100 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 104
Write 101
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 98.1
61% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8KTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8KTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 17.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 18.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,712 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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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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