HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 02 '17 at 23:13
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 206
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 578
56% 458 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 331.82
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
62% Good
Read 505
Write 235
Mixed 309
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 13.4
84% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 34.7
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 16.1
26% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 62%
Great: 85%
Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512G 512GB
307GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 253
Write 244
Mixed 243
316% 246 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 12.7
1,404% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 13.2
1,446% 21.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 175%
Great: 175%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.7% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.6
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,750 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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