HP Z230 SFF Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 SFF Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1906
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140123
Uptime4 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '21 at 15:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 220
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 582
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.06% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 4.8
Parallax 0.7
3% 3.03 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.3
3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.06%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BTO-120GB 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 64 27 32 44 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 353
Write 201
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 46.1
36% 167 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 6.4
40% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 88.1
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 1.2
49% 113 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36%
Great: 78%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
894GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 143 142 143 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 142
Write 138
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 142
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.7% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 13.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 SFF Workstation Builds (Compare 785 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: $195
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