HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '23 at 09:45
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 57.3 2-Core 103 37% 79.9 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 348 31% 261 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 58% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Solid 256GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1224A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 132 Write 146 Mixed 164 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 5.9 26% 9.63 MB/s	DQ Read 94.5 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 1.1 49% 113 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 87%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 115GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 54.1 Write 13.9 Mixed 19.2 30% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 39%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 2TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 28 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 26.2 Write 27.4 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 26.5 36% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 57% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 22%
Generic External 2TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1.5TB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 28 28 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 27.9 Write 28.8 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 27.2 38% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 17,809 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18.5% Very poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 6.7 21% 7.2 GB/s	SC Read 2.8 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 3.1 10% 3.4 GB/s	Latency 431 9% 431 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 18.5% 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: 0P 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	14	10	64	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

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	97x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	156x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples	87x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	73x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	19x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	19x
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: $203

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16