HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	16.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	18 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 10:56
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200 2,511 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 44.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 197 61% 115 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 509 52% 421 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P4600 2,141 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1906) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.1 3% 4.07 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ssd 512GB 4,609 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 348 154 98 103 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 377 Write 230 Mixed 287 SusWrite 191 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 31.9 132% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 205 174% 251 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 4x8GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.6 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 9.3 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 182 22% 182 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	4	5	3	60	23"	1280 720	ENC2393 EV2316W

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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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