HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 74.4%, 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.
Boot Drive106% 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.
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 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.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20190610
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 28 '21 at 02:59
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 229
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 594
63% 504 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
HP(103C 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 11.2
11% 13.6 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 13.6
Splatting 14.8
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 303 383 256 323 259 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 445
Mixed 199
SusWrite 308
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 56.3
200% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 0.9
35% 76.7 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB
14GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 11 13 13 13 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 22.8
Write 5
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 12.4
14% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 2.4
161% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 17%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
245GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 102
Write 81.3
Mixed 50.3
93% 78 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
43% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB M378B5173QH0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.4% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 786 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $203
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