HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 19:41
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 80.8 2-Core 211 69% 124 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 414 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 310 4,920 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 094E) 512MB CLim: 523 MHz, MLim: 437 MHz, Ram: 512MB, Driver: 353.62 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 128GB 978 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20001L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 179 179 177 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 429 Write 180 Mixed 218 SusWrite 175 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 21.7 89% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 187 148% 209 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 73%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 223GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 94.4 Write 57.7 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 97.2 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 113GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 122 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 3x4GB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 17.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

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System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	159x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	110x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	96x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	155x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples	87x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	73x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	19x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	18x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	17x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 55%, 3,356 samples	16x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $204

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16