HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '18 at 20:15
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 70.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 211
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 550
57% 458 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P4600
HP(103C 1905) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.07% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 7
Parallax 6.91
3% 5.98 fps
MRender 9.71
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 8.04
6% 6.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.07%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 770
Write 475
Mixed 546
132% 597 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 7.12
60% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 46.6
DQ Mixed 7.07
13% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,716 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

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