HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 72.8%, 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 Drive71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 16:48
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 404
54% 403 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.92% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 4.41
4% 4.24 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 4.93
Splatting 7
5% 5.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.92%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 63 65 65 65 65 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 448
Write 243
Mixed 303
SusWrite 103
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 29.8
121% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 172
150% 220 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
465GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 128 127 129 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 121
Mixed 61.4
SusWrite 128
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 KHX1600C10D3/8G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.4
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 88
45% 88 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 778 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $196
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