HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive98.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateMay 22 '17 at 18:21
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 235
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 590
60% 485 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 1905) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 9.18.10.3186
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1A 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 411
Mixed 454
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 32.8
134% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 78.8
122% 231 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

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