HP Z240 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive216% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z240 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 802F
Memory1.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171005
Uptime9.5 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 15:42
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 206
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 563
59% 472 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Matrox M9148 LP PCIe x16
Device(102B 2240) 1GB
Driver: MxMUm64.dll Ver. 2.4.3.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
0.12% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 0.31
Parallax 0.12
0% 0.21 fps
MRender 0.05
Gravity 0.03
Splatting 0.04
0% 0.04 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.12%
Great: 0%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 922 1034 802 968 1072 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,838
Write 1,172
Mixed 575
SusWrite 975
253% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 49.6
188% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 589
DQ Write 584
DQ Mixed 150
232% 441 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 216%
Great: 306%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.5
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z240 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 3,180 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z240 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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