HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics29.1% 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 Drive109% 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131018
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 12 '21 at 10:54
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
68.8% Good
Memory 68.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 196
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 555
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.1% Poor
Lighting 36.1
Reflection 42
Parallax 39.8
29% 39.3 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 28.4
28% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 199 201 194 185 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 474
Mixed 386
SusWrite 207
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 56.8
194% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 347
263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M4A1600C9 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.7% Average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 27: 2R 2G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
27% 38% 40 154 114 60 0" 1920 1080 KA241Y
Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,721 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178
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