HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '19 at 12:08
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU6%

 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 76
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 578
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
20.4% Poor
Lighting 22.3
Reflection 26.2
Parallax 22
18% 23.5 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 24.6
Splatting 34.2
25% 29.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
73GB free
Firmware: V8X02c08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 354 355 220 160 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 363
Write 348
Mixed 315
SusWrite 265
73% 323 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 33.6
122% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 182
138% 181 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 30 23 5.5 24 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 104
Write 50.5
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 23.3
36% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.4
177% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 88%
SAMSUNG SSD PM851a 2.5 7 1TB
187GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 39.5
Write 38.9
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 41.1
54% 39.6 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 13.4
1,159% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 12.8
DQ Write 21.5
DQ Mixed 16.4
1,337% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.2% Poor
MC Read 6.9
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 5.7
18% 6.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 6.5
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,781 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $175
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