HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '20 at 22:44
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 413
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.7.1
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Lighting 42.2
Reflection 30.2
Parallax 53.4
34% 41.9 fps
MRender 28.9
Gravity 40.6
Splatting 37.3
29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 191 192 192 188 188 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 440
Write 331
Mixed 244
SusWrite 197
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 36.9
111% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 208
189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 107%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
240GB free
Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,966
Write 4,120
Mixed 4,979
1,046% 4,689 MB/s
4K Read 444
4K Write 414
4K Mixed 420
1,430% 426 MB/s
DQ Read 1,446
DQ Write 1,394
DQ Mixed 1,394
1,054% 1,412 MB/s
Poor: 128% Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
240GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 131 130 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 137
Write 126
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 129
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown S939A2UGS-ITR Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 1119 S939A2UGS-ITR 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.3% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 13.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 52%

 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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