HP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12% 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.
Boot Drive145% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 82C0
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180522
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '20 at 14:24
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 579
59% 477 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M620
HP(103C 82C0) 2GB
CLim: 1019 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
12% Very poor
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 12.6
11% 12.9 fps
MRender 20
Gravity 15.9
Splatting 14.2
13% 16.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 437 443 462 561 537 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,976
Write 666
Mixed 387
SusWrite 472
191% 875 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 15.7
66% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 490
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 437
310% 400 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 145%
Great: 292%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
742GB free
Firmware: 0636
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 84.5
Write 69.3
Mixed 57
SusWrite 97.5
57% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.6% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 20
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z2 Mini G3 Workstation Builds (Compare 290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z2 Mini G3 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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