HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics1.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131018
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateJan 10 '18 at 06:31
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 180
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 441
48% 383 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
Zotac(19DA 6222) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 266 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.86% Terrible
Lighting 2.33
Reflection 2.65
Parallax 1.81
2% 2.27 fps
MRender 2.48
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 1.87
2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.86%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 95.9
Write 96.7
Mixed 88.3
70% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.39
89% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 88%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
14GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 125
Write 8.43
Mixed 10.6
38% 48 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.007
41% 3.65 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905402-530.A00LF 9905402-530.A00LF 9905402-530.A00LF Hynix HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.5% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 13.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 16.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 781 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $196
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