HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics32% 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 Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 04:54
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 below expectations (12th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 64.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 205
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 555
55% 450 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32% Below average
Lighting 39.9
Reflection 31.9
Parallax 38.2
32% 36.7 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 39
Splatting 36.4
31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 207 214 208 144 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 423
Write 334
Mixed 327
SusWrite 178
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 34.6
123% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 186
142% 190 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 125 125 125 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 123
Write 120
Mixed 59
SusWrite 124
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Ramaxel RMR5040ED58E9W1600 HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.5% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 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%
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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