HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z230 SFF Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1906
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150413
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '24 at 16:35
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 63.6 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 186 63% 113 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 356 47% 353 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 49.5 45% 54.5 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 46.2 38% 45.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KF256H6 SATA 256GB 1,321 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: LBFD16N SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 129 104 105 106 104 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 439 Write 209 Mixed 194 SusWrite 119 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 36.9 118% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 139 120% 182 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145 6,517 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 80.9 Write 42.5 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 73.1 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 13.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 88%

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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	52	21	60	23.8"	1280 720	BNQ78E4 BenQ GW2470

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Desktop 66%

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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	155x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16