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HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.95% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141117
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 05:12
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 404
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Zotac(19DA 730B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
4.95% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 7.44
5% 6.78 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 7.09
5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.95%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
btoS560s 120GB
90GB free
Firmware: S0712B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 401 429 434 433 433 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 420
Mixed 392
SusWrite 414
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 34.3
161% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 47
99% 198 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$67
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 77 125 133 132 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 148
Write 134
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 114
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown-033.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 816 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $169
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