HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive76% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150413
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 12 '16 at 21:43
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 586
61% 489 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 1906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3960
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 496
Write 252
Mixed 107
62% 285 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 21.2
121% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1.71
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 0.54
36% 78.7 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.9% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 17.5
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: HP Z230 SFF Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $203
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