HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.03% 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 Drive86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150413
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '20 at 04:41
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 203
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 593
66% 517 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 80%
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)
5.03% Terrible
Lighting 6.07
Reflection 7
Parallax 7.56
5% 6.88 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.13
5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.03%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BTO-1TB 1TB
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 393 393 397 396 398 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 452
Write 373
Mixed 351
SusWrite 386
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 23.7
116% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 42.5
87% 170 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 87%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 150 150 149 151 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 160
Write 150
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 148
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.7%
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 781 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $196
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