HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150720
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '19 at 08:08
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3-$170
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 87
2-Core 210
70% 126 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 388
53% 392 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.99% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.47
4% 4.32 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.72 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.99%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 69 71 88 61 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 102
Write 99.2
Mixed 32.9
SusWrite 65.1
54% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5773DH0-CK0 8GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.7% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 7.2
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 7.4
22% 7.73 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 55%

 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $203
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