HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.7% 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 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 21:24
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 227
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 568
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.92% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.38
4% 4.3 fps
MRender 5.14
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.04
4% 5.36 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.92%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 160 159 149 163 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 397
Write 172
Mixed 203
SusWrite 159
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 12.1
108% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 28.9
71% 153 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 70%
hp v125w 8GB
1GB free, PID 3307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
6.1% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 5.5
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.3
10% 9.57 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.1%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 781 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $196
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