HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive82.9% 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
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 22:34
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 below expectations (22nd percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
73% 134 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 570
56% 457 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
Nvidia(10DE 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 10.9
12% 13.8 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 14.8
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 207 174 161 171 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 422
Write 219
Mixed 342
SusWrite 203
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 39.4
133% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 182
162% 245 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 95%
Sobetter Ext 1TB
555GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 111 114 115 114 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
11.7% Very poor
Read 95.5
Write 102
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 112
23% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.3
4% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 77%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0915
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 169 170 170 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 142
Write 132
Mixed 127
SusWrite 166
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.9
314% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 89%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
555GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 154 154 154 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 156
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 153
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
228% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 108%
ST500LT0 12-1DG142 500GB
88GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 62 60 60 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 101
Write 100
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 60.8
103% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 41%
ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB
555GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 62 60 60 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
47% Average
Read 199
Write 126
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 60.9
144% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 47%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-038.A00LF 9905471-006.A00LF 99U5474-038.A00LF 99U5474-026.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
42.2% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,721 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
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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