HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 11:51
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3-$170
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
61.3% Good
Memory 56.2
1-Core 84
2-Core 155
55% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 369
51% 377 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 480GB
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP613PE0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 157 97 0 108 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 210
Write 104
Mixed 311
SusWrite 110
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 16.7
68% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 143
131% 195 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
731GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 175 193 193 186 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 158
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 182
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 M391B5773DH0-CK0 Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G6K1 8GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 17.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.5
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,715 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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