HP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.7% 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 Drive305% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 Z2 Mini G3 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 82C0
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 20 '21 at 12:39
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 230
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 657
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M620
HP(103C 82C0) 2GB
CLim: 1019 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 13.4
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 14.9
11% 14.6 fps
MRender 20.2
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 13.3
13% 16.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
491GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1431 1316 1280 1294 1442 1439 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
305% Outstanding
Read 2,269
Write 1,436
Mixed 1,288
SusWrite 1,367
355% 1,590 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 87.2
292% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 929
684% 902 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 305%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
44.8% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 12.7
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z2 Mini G3 Workstation Builds (Compare 285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

System: HP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation

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