HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics71.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive31.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory8.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190610
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 18 '22 at 19:50
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 62
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 169
60% 107 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 445
47% 374 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
PNY(196E 132C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.1% Very good
Lighting 90.3
Reflection 94.3
Parallax 81.3
74% 88.6 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 86.8
Splatting 66.5
66% 83.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 10 87 3.1 38 2.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
31.4% Below average
Read 360
Write 244
Mixed 195
SusWrite 30.9
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 10.2
37% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 98.7
DQ Write 65.8
DQ Mixed 6.2
25% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 58%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105
179GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 89 91 92 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 141
Write 131
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 92
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
275GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 87 88 88 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 143
Write 144
Mixed 116
SusWrite 88.7
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB Kingston HP698651-154-KEB Kingston HP698651-154-KEB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.4% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 12.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,723 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

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