HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130625
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245 2,581 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 53.2 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 180 61% 109 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 468 51% 393 Pts	64-Core 447 30% 447 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P4600 2,044 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1906) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	2.61% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 6.1 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 2% 4.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.61% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,136 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 161 185 195 193 194 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 350 Write 181 Mixed 214 SusWrite 188 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 13.1 83% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 23.4 41% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$40 799,264 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 132 159 167 170 165 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 166 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 160 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 32GB 848 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 34.3 Mixed 2 13% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 61%

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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%	0	8	5	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ8301 BenQ BL2410

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System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $215Bench 76%, 251,101 samples	306x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 73%, 148,455 samples	177x
Core i7-4770Intel $154Bench 75%, 167,351 samples	172x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 244,086 samples	279x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 172,902 samples	152x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 15,260 samples	139x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $33Bench 54%, 145,522 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 715,782 samples	30x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $89Bench 105%, 890,237 samples	26x

RAM
M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 3,269 samples	40x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 18,060 samples	40x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 13,232 samples	38x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $263

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16