HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '24 at 19:08
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 164 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 301 38% 285 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7470 14,835 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	2.06% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 2.5 2% 2.93 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.2 2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.06% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD161GJ 160GB-$25 14,710 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AC01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 86 91 91 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 14.8 Write 22.9 Mixed 18.6 SusWrite 87.3 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 69GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 100 101 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 67.7 Write 68.6 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 100 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 3x4GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

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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	70	58	60	20"	1280 720	LEN10B8 LEN L2021wA

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Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 786 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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