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HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.51% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '21 at 17:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 397
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 1906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5117
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
1.51% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 6.7
0% 3.2 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.51%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 135 134 92 132 152 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 106
Write 96.1
Mixed 93.9
SusWrite 120
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 109%
UFD 3.0 silicon-power 32GB
19GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 89 82 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 118
Write 62.5
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 84.5
92% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.1
74% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8KTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8KTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 808 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $177
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