HP Z1 G3 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z1 G3 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8115
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160620
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 06:59
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 221
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 416
58% 426 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M1000M
HP(103C 111F) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Lighting 16.9
Reflection 15
Parallax 15.8
14% 15.9 fps
MRender 21.7
Gravity 18
Splatting 15.7
15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
502GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3T0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 115
Write 96
Mixed 88.6
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.15
68% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS7AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 24
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z1 G3 Workstation Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z1 G3 Workstation

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