HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80.1% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime13 Days
Run DateMay 18 '22 at 20:41
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th 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 way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 66.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 218
72% 132 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 581
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 1905) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.15% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 6.9
3% 4.43 fps
MRender 4.2
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 4.9
3% 3.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.15%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK512MBF-1AN1ZABHA 512GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 321 358 373 351 362 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 335
Write 196
Mixed 296
SusWrite 350
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 37.2
126% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 36.3
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 47.3
64% 109 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
203GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 46 45 37 35 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 147
Write 13.4
Mixed 58.1
SusWrite 43.1
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
46.3% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 13.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 16.3
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,712 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178
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