HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.1% 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.
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 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141117
Uptime7 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 19:07
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70% Very good
Memory 69.2
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 202
68% 124 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 592
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
HP(103C 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.49
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 16
Parallax 11.2
11% 13.6 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 13.6
Splatting 14.8
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPU256HCGL-000H1 256GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM62H1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,065
Write 638
Mixed 491
161% 731 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 39.8
140% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 479
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 223
203% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
49.1% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 16.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 58%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $198
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