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 way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory12.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 11 '23 at 17:18
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 60
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 154
57% 101 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 440
43% 350 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 224 228 224 233 241 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 338
Write 223
Mixed 230
SusWrite 229
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 17.2
57% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 97.9
DQ Mixed 131
104% 150 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 71%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB
47GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 62 62 63 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 62.8
Write 66.3
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 63
43% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 61%
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB
429GB free
Firmware: JP4ONS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 100 99 100 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 95.7
Write 100
Mixed 52.4
SusWrite 99.5
64% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K531R8-HYA Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 K531R8-HYA Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
42.4% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.1
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z230 Tower Workstation Builds (Compare 2,725 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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