HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.4% 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
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190610
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 02 '21 at 12:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 186
65% 116 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 526
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V3800 (FireGL V)
HP(103C 210A) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1045.0
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
3.77% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 4.8
Parallax 4.8
4% 4.8 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 4.4
Splatting 4.7
4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.77%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-128G-1006 128GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 143 127 122 132 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 419
Write 202
Mixed 180
SusWrite 135
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 32.2
130% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 136
136% 222 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
272GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 138 116 160 148 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 92.4
Write 86.5
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 147
62% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 9905471-079.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
48.8% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 786 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: $194
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