HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.88% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 14:43
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 73.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 382
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 383
24% 383 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 1287) 1GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
6.88% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 9
Parallax 9.4
7% 9 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 7
7% 8.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.88%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP912PE0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 368
Write 324
Mixed 264
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 31
142% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 17.1
64% 149 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 91%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB
26GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 86 61 66 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 75.9
Write 77.7
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 74.1
50% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST3250414CS 250GB
10GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 88 87 92 89 96 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.2% Above average
Read 83.6
Write 82.9
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 91.1
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 60%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB
32GB free, PID 0226
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 101 102 100 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 106
Write 102
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 101
126% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP698650-154-HYAG 1315 CT25664BD160B.C8FP 99U5584-005.A00LF 1315 CT25664BD160B.C8FP 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 14.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 783 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

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