HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	92% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP Z230 Tower Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1905
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 09:32
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 214 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 589 56% 464 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000 13,526 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 094C) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 444 446 452 347 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 436 Mixed 367 SusWrite 365 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 38.5 128% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 309 223% 286 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 171 174 173 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 65.3 Write 115 Mixed 31 SusWrite 171 69% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 124 128 128 127 128 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 164 Write 132 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 125 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 720GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 181 177 182 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 145 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1.5TB free, PID 01ea Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 43 43 42 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.3 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 41.5 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GB 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 12.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 69%

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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	614x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	493x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	239x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	234x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	161x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	121x
MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 89%, 2,574 samples	56x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples	46x

RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples	51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	45x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16