HP Z240 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z240 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 802F
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210428
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '22 at 20:48
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.4% Poor
Memory 14.3
1-Core 47.1
2-Core 140
31% 67 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 233
31% 232 Pts
64-Core 234
14% 234 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_P400e-MTFDDAA128MAR 128GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0642
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 110 109 101 108 105 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.5% Below average
Read 244
Write 124
Mixed 140
SusWrite 105
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 7.6
58% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 97.2
DQ Mixed 28
42% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 66%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45
931GB free
Firmware: HP75
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 171 163 167 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 139
Write 139
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 171
86% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.5
312% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown - [0xCD04] F4-2666C19-8GNT 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.1% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 365
11% 365 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z240 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 3,195 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z240 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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